Text No clear focus or Paper lacks focus Paper has focus has focus direction of or rambles around of topic and uses of topic, and paper or topic, but does use some referenced uses properly referenced minimal support referenced literature referenced support support support Closing No closing Paragraph doesn’t Paragraph Paragraph paragraph clearly summarize somewhat clearly text summarizes text summarizes text References No references Bibliography page Bibliography Bibliography used nor a partially complete page complete page complete bibliography and seldom and occasionally and always page properly properly cites properly cites references references references English / Paper difficult to Paper less difficult Paper easy to Paper easy to Grammar read with so to read, but still read, but still read with few many errors with many errors with some errors errors Total Score /30 /60 Use this rubric to your paper before turning in the final copy to me and you should maximize your score. If you are unsure then have a friend read your paper after you have written the final draft. Take your paper to the writing center on campus for assistance. The North Pole Group Presentation Evaluation Rubric Issue: Presenters 0 to 3 points 4 to 6 points 7 to 9 points 10 points Points Audience cannot Audience has difficulty Group presents presents understand following presentation information in logical information in logical, Organization presentation because because presentation sequence which interesting sequence that there is no sequence of around. audience can follow. is easily followed. information. Group does not have Group has grasp of the Group is at ease with Group demonstrates full grasp of information information but able to issue presented and knowledge of the issue; Knowledge of and issue presented; answer only a few answers all questions, Answers all questions the issue Cannot answer questions. but fails to elaborate. with explanations and questions about subject elaboration. No clear conclusion is Group does not come to Group comes to a Group comes to a clear made and/or no specific a clear conclusion clear conclusion; Some conclusion; Uses specific Conclusion biological information is and/or arguments are arguments not fully biological information to used to support/refute not fully supported by supported by support/refute all specific arguments; biological information; biological information. arguments presented. No communication aids Group occasionally uses Frequent use of All communication aids Communication are used. communication aids but communication aids enhance the aids many misspelled words. presentation.
Text No clear focus or direction of paper or referenced literature support Paper lacks focus or rambles around topic, but does use minimal referenced support Paper has focus of topic and uses some referenced support has focus of topic, and uses properly referenced support Closing No closing paragraph Paragraph doesn’t clearly summarize text Paragraph somewhat summarizes text Paragraph clearly summarizes text References No references used nor a bibliography page Bibliography page partially complete and seldom properly references Bibliography page complete and occasionally properly cites references Bibliography page complete and always properly cites references English / Grammar Paper difficult to read with so many errors Paper less difficult to read, but still with many errors Paper easy to read, but still with some errors Paper easy to read with few errors Total Score /30 /60 Use this rubric to your paper before turning in the final copy to me and you should maximize your score. If you are unsure then have a friend read your paper after you have written the final draft. Take your paper to the writing center on campus for assistance. The North Pole Group Presentation Evaluation Rubric Issue: Presenters 0 to 3 points 4 to 6 points 7 to 9 points 10 points Points Organization Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information. Audience has difficulty following presentation because presentation around. Group presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow. presents information in logical, interesting sequence that is easily followed. Knowledge of the issue Group does not have grasp of information and issue presented; Cannot answer questions about subject Group has grasp of the information but able to answer only a few questions. Group is at ease with issue presented and answers all questions, but fails to elaborate. Group demonstrates full knowledge of the issue; Answers all questions with explanations and elaboration. Conclusion No clear conclusion is made and/or no specific biological information is used to support/refute specific arguments; Group does not come to a clear conclusion and/or arguments are not fully supported by biological information; Group comes to a clear conclusion; Some arguments not fully supported by biological information. Group comes to a clear conclusion; Uses specific biological information to support/refute all arguments presented. Communication aids No communication aids are used. Group occasionally uses communication aids but many misspelled words. Frequent use of communication aids All communication aids enhance the presentation.
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