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Criterion
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Level
1
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Level
2
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Level
3
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Level
4
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Knowledge
and Understanding |
Accuracy of Ideas and
Content
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main idea
is generally unclear
25% of
required content is present
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main idea
is recognizable with some inaccuracy in content
50% of
required content is present
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main idea
is reasonably accurate with few mistakes
Greater
than 75% of all required content in present
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main idea
is very accurate
All
required points of content are present with good detail
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Knowledge of facts and terms
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demonstrates
limited understanding of concepts
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demonstrates
some understanding of concepts, principles , and theories
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demonstrates
considerable understanding of concepts, principles, and theories
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demonstrates
thorough and insightful understanding of concepts, principles, and
theories
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Inquiry
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Creative
Thinking Skills
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uses
creative thinking skills with limited effectiveness
work is
strictly taken from sources
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uses
creative thinking skills with moderate effectiveness
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uses
creative thinking skills with considerable effectiveness
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uses
creative thinking skills with thorough and insightful
effectiveness
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Resource Selection
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Poor
choice of resource material; limited support of writing
1-2
references
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some
resource material is well chosen and supports writing
2-3
different sources
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Good
choice of resource material to support writing
3-4 different sources
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excellent
choice of resource material to support writing
More than
five sources of different types
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Source of Resource
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chooses
material from only one type of source
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appears to
have some understanding of the use of the internet
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chooses
material from different types of sources including appropriate use
of the internet
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chooses
material from well-utilized print, internet, and CD sources.
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Reference Support
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there are
few references to supporting material in the body of the work
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there are
some references to supporting material in the body of the work
-the end
notes are moderately well formatted
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Most of
the information in the body of the work is properly referenced
-the end
notes are consistently and correctly formatted
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All
material is properly referenced and annotated
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Communication
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Clarity of Ideas and Content
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main idea
is generally unclear
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main idea
is recognizable
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main idea
is reasonably clear
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main idea
is completely clear
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Integration of Source
Material
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Material
from the sources is poorly blended, pieces may be directly copied
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Material
from sources tends not to be well blended; many terms not
explained
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Material
from sources is fairly well blended; some terms explained in own
words
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Material
from sources is well blended Difficult terms are explained in own
words
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Use of Tables, and Graphics
(if appropriate)
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No visual
supporting material that is appropriate to topic
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Material
is of acceptable quality, is generally correctly presented, and
supports the topic
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Material
is of good quality,
is generally correctly presented, and supports the topic
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Visual
material is of highest quality, is not plagiarized, and completely
supports the topic
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Organization
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minimal
overall logical plan with ideas out of order
-no clear
introduction
-no clear
summary
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there is
some evidence of structure or organization
-minimal
introduction
-an
attempt has been made to summarize the issue
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the
organization is logical and appropriate
-good
introduction , and the introduction and conclusions are connected
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the
introduction clearly captures the attention and is connected to
the conclusion
-the essay
is clearly summarized in the conclusions
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Use of Language
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weak
command of appropriate vocabulary
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fair
command of appropriate vocabulary
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Good use
of appropriate vocabulary including correct scientific terms
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Excellent
use of appropriate vocabulary including correct scientific
terminology
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Conventions
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weak
command of spelling, punctuation, and grammar
-more than
a total of 6 spelling grammar or punctuation mistakes
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fair
command of spelling punctuation and grammar
-3-5
spelling, grammar or punctuation mistakes
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good
commands of spelling, punctuation , and grammar
no more
than 1 -2 mistakes in spelling, punctuation, or grammar
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excellent
command of spelling, punctuation
of grammar
no
spelling or grammar mistakes
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few
aspects of the expected visual presentation are evident
i.e. title
page, typing, paragraph structure
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some
aspects of the expected visual presentation are evident
-a little
messy . Some (2-3) mistakes in typing and paragraph structure
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the visual
presentation is appropriate
-the essay
is easy to read
no more than 1 typing mistake
or error in paragraph structure
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-the
visual presentation is effective
-well-typed
and set up
-no typing
mistakes
-appropriate
title page
-tables
and graphs are appropriately sized and placed.
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Applications
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Applications of Concepts
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make
connections between the subject and the use in the broader world
with limited effectiveness
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makes
connections with moderate effectiveness
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makes
connections with considerable effectiveness
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makes
connections with a high degree of effectiveness
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