CATEGORY

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Teamwork

Students meet and discuss regularly. All students contribute to the discussion and all are listened to respectfully. All team members contribute a fair share of the work.

Students meet and discuss regularly. Most students contribute to the discussion and are listened to respectfully. All team members contribute a fair share of the work.

A couple of team meetings are held. Most students contribute to the discussion and are listened to respectfully. All team members contribute a fair share of the work.

Meetings are not held AND/OR some team members do not contribute a fair share of the work.

 

Concept

Team has a clear picture of what they are trying to achieve. Each member can describe what they are trying to do and generally how his/her work will contribute to the final product.

Team has a fairly clear picture of what they are trying to achieve. Each member can describe what they are trying to do overall but has trouble describing how his/her work will contribute to the final product.

Team has brainstormed their concept, but no clear focus has emerged for the team. Team members may describe the goals/final product differently.

Team has spent little effort on brainstorming and refining a concept. Team members are unclear on the goals and how their contriubtions will help them reach the goal.

 

Script

Script is complete and it is clear what each actor will say and do. Entries and exits are scripted as are important movements. Script is quite professional.

Script is mostly complete. It is clear what each actor will say and do. Script is shows planning.

Script has a few major flaws. It is not always clear what the actors are to say and do. Script shows an attempt at planning, but seems incomplete.

There is no script. Actors are expected to invent what they say and do as they go along.

 

Research

Note cards indicate that the group members developed questions about the assigned topic, consulted at least 3 reference sources, developed a position based on their sources, and correctly cited their sources.

Note cards indicate that the group members consulted at least 3 reference sources, developed a position based on their sources, and correctly cited their sources.

Note cards indicate that the group members consulted at least 2 reference sources, developed a position based on their sources, and correctly cited their sources.

There are fewer than two notecards OR sources are incorrectly cited.

 

Neatness and Organization

The work is presented in a neat, clear, organized fashion that is easy to understand.

The work is presented in a neat and organized fashion that is usually easy to understand

The work is presented in an organized fashion but may be hard to understand at times

The work appears sloppy and unorganized. It is hard to know what information goes together