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 Points Awarded

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My multimedia presentation, newsletter, or wiki shows in-depth knowledge about a constellation and at least two of its stars.

My presentation, newsletter, or wiki shows clear understanding of modern scientific views of the universe and compares these with historical interpretations from different cultures.

My presentation, newsletter, or wiki demonstrates a cultural explanation of the significance of the constellation in today’s world.

My presentation, newsletter, or wiki shows knowledge about a constellation and at least one of its stars.

My presentation, newsletter, or wiki shows an understanding of modern scientific views of the universe and compares these with historical interpretations from a different culture.

My presentation, newsletter, or wiki demonstrates a general explanation of the significance of the constellation in today’s world.  

My presentation, newsletter, or wiki shows general knowledge about a constellation.

My presentation, newsletter, or wiki shows minimal understanding of modern scientific views of the universe.

My presentation, newsletter, or wiki demonstrates a limited explanation of the significance of the constellation in today’s world.

My presentation, newsletter, or wiki shows minimal knowledge about a constellation.

My presentation, newsletter, or wiki shows limited understanding of modern scientific views of the universe.

My presentation, newsletter, or wiki does not explain the significance of the constellation in today’s world.  

My product has one or less misspellings or grammatical errors.

I use new vocabulary effectively.

My product has two or three misspellings and/or grammatical errors.

I use some new vocabulary.

My product has four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.

I use some new vocabulary but not effectively.

My product has more than four spelling and/or grammatical errors.

I use very few or no new vocabulary effectively.

My content is well organized, using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.

Graphics are informative and support the plan.

Slides, articles, or pages are visually appealing and readable.

(Wikis Only)Accurate links help the viewers of my wiki find what they want to know quickly and move through the pages easily.

My content uses headings or bulleted lists to organize information, but the overall organization appears flawed.

Graphics are informative but do not support the plan.

Slides, articles, or pages are readable but lack appeal.

(Wikis Only)Accurate links help viewers move through my site easily.

My content is logically organized for the most part.

Graphics are used but not all of them are informative or support the plan.

Slides, articles, or pages are hard to read.

(Wikis Only)
My wiki includes some links to help viewers move through my site.

There is no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.

Graphics are not used or do not support the plan or provide information.

Slides, articles, or pages distract from the meaning.

(Wikis Only)
My wiki does not have links to all of my pages or some of my links are not correct.

The workload is divided equitably and shared among all team members.

The final product is cohesive with a seamless integration of work.

The workload is divided and shared among all team members.

The final product shows evidence of cohesiveness.

One team member is viewed as not doing a fair share of the work.

The final product shows a lack of cohesiveness in some ways.

Several team members are viewed as not doing their fair share of the work.

The final product shows no evidence of cohesiveness.

Source information is collected for all graphics and information sources.

Documentation is in the desired format.

A variety of at least seven sources are from valid Web sites.

Source information is collected for most graphics and information sources.

Documentation is usually in the desired format.

At least five valid sources are used.

Source information is collected for some graphics and information sources.

Documentation is not in the desired format.

Less than five valid sources are used.

No source information is collected, and information shows limited research.