Trip of a Lifetime

Grading  Categories

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Organization

Great arrangement of content

All documents are present and well-organized; Documents are neatly written or word-processed

Content in logical order

All documents are present and complete

Content barely understandable

Most documents present, but information is missing; Hard to read 

Content not in orderly fashion, Missing documents

or incomplete

Focus

Shows a point and stays on topic

Journal entries are well written, no spelling or grammar errors

Does not stay on topic

Journal entries are well written, few spelling or grammar errors

Shows little evidence of a point

Journal entries are well written, 10-15 spelling or grammar errors

Shows no point & off topic

Journal entries are poorly written, 16+ spelling or grammar errors

Creativity

Shows original idea and thought.

Very creative, Thought went into project

Shows some originality,

Showed some thought and effort

Shows little evidence of originality.

Shows no original thought process. No originality.

Content

Substantial amount of content on topic, Each member supplied at least 12 entries for their job

Developed content

Each member supplied at least 10 entries for their job

Limited content

Each member supplied at least 6 entries for their job

Minimal content with no elaboration. Each member supplied at least 4 entries for their job

Journal

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PowerPoint

(Points double)

Shows substantial understanding of topic Document is complete; Well-written and shows creativity in expression of ideas

Shows a general understanding

Document is complete; Well-written

Shows slight understanding

Document is complete, but quality of writing is weak

Shows little to no understanding

Document is incomplete or information is sketchy 

Pictures

Excellent choice of pictures; proper size; Well-placed in document

A good number of pictures which support the writing in the journal

Enough pictures included, but pictures do not represent what is being talked about

Few pictures included in journal; Pictures do not represent what is talked about in journal