Utopia Project Rubric Project Component Declaration of Independence Group Members: Excellent The declaration states clearly why the students feel they need to form a new society, what is wrong with our current society, has no grammatical or spelling errors, and is 150+ words in length. Crest is well designed, is coloured, and is done in “good copy”, and both the motto and the crest incorporate the fundamental components of the society’s philosophy. Good The declaration states fairly clearly why the students feel they need to form a new society, what is wrong with our current society, has few grammatical or spelling errors, and is 150+ words in length. Crest is well designed, is coloured, and is done in “good copy”, and both the motto and the crest incorporate most of the fundamental components of the society’s philosophy. List of Rules The list is complete and typed with no grammatical or spelling errors. It addresses the basic rules that a society requires to function, and addresses a variety of aspects of daily life. The list is complete and typed with few grammatical or spelling errors. It addresses most of the basic rules that a society requires to function, and addresses a few of aspects of daily life. Provisions of Life’s Necessities The provisions are well thought out, and all the angles are covered. There are no spelling or grammar errors. It is 100+ words in length. Government The structure of the government is clearly explained and shows much thought and planning. The decision making procedure is clearly outlined. It is 100+ words in length and has no spelling or grammar errors. The provisions are well thought out, and most necessities are provided for adequately. There are few spelling or grammar errors. It is 100+ words in length. The structure of the government is somewhat explained and shows some thought and planning. The decision making procedure is outlined. It is 100+ words in length and has few spelling or grammar errors. Utopian Motto & Seal Fair There is some confusion as to why the students feel they need to form a new society, what is wrong with our current society, has many grammatical or spelling errors, or is not 150+ words in length. Crest is well designed, is coloured, and is done in “good copy”, either the motto or the crest incorporate the fundamental components of the society’s philosophy, OR both the motto and the crest incorporate some of the fundamental components of the society’s philosophy. The list is complete and typed with some grammatical or spelling errors. It addresses some of the basic rules that a society requires to function, and addresses a few of the aspects of daily life. Some necessities are provided for adequately, but there is little evidence of planning and forethought. There are some spelling or grammar errors. It is 100+ words in length. The structure of the government is somewhat explained but shows inadequate thought and planning. The decision making procedure is not well outlined. It is less than 100+ words in length OR has many spelling or grammar errors. Poor The declaration does not state why the students feel they need to form a new society, what is wrong with our current society, has many grammatical or spelling errors, and is not 150+ words in length. Crest is poorly designed, is not coloured, and is not done in “good copy”. Neither the motto nor the crest incorporate any of the fundamental components of the society’s philosophy. The list is incomplete and/or is not typed, and has many grammatical or spelling errors. It does not address the basic rules that a society requires to function, and/or it does not address a variety of aspects of daily life. Few necessities are provided for adequately, and there is little evidence of planning and forethought. There are many spelling or grammar errors. It is less than 100+ words in length. The structure of the government is not explained and shows little thought and planning. The decision making procedure is not outlined. It is less than 100+ words in length AND has many spelling or grammar errors. Geographic Location and Map Letter to a Friend or Relative Journal Entry Daily Itinerary Advertisement The maps are neatly drawn and coloured. The map of the settlement clearly demonstrates forethought, planning, and creativity. The letter is creative, clearly persuasive, written in proper letter format, and outlines many reasons why they should come live in the new society. It contains no spelling or grammar errors and is 200+ words in length. Journal entries are very creative, and clearly outline life in regards to work, family, worship, entertainment, school, etc. They are written from a human perspective and contain descriptions of the person’s feelings. There are no spelling or grammar errors and are 400+ words in length (total). The itinerary contains a daily schedule for an entire family for a full week. It takes into account entertainment, school/work, and free time for all people involved. It demonstrates creativity and has no spelling or grammar errors. The ad appeals to a wide audience using a well thought out design. It uses persuasive language and visuals. It describes life in the new community. The picture uses bright colours, is neatly drawn, and demonstrates creativity. The written component is well written with no spelling or grammatical errors. The maps are neatly drawn and coloured. The map of the settlement demonstrates some forethought, planning, and creativity. The letter is somewhat creative, somewhat persuasive, written in proper letter format, and outlines some reasons why they should come live in the new society. It contains few spelling or grammar errors and is 200+ words in length. Journal entries show creativity, and outline life in regards to work, family, worship, entertainment, school, etc. They are written from a human perspective and contain descriptions of the person’s feelings. There are few spelling or grammar errors and are 400+ words in length (total). The itinerary contains a daily schedule for an entire family for a full week. It takes into account most activities. It demonstrates creativity and has few spelling or grammar errors. The maps are neatly drawn but not coloured. The map of the settlement demonstrates little forethought, planning, or creativity. The letter is somewhat persuasive, mostly written in proper letter format, and outlines a few reasons why they should come live in the new society. It contains some spelling or grammar errors and is 200+ words in length. Journal entries show little creativity, and vaguely outline life in regards to work, family, worship, entertainment, school, etc. They are written more as a report and contain few descriptions of the person’s feelings. There are some spelling or grammar errors OR are not 400+ words in length (total). The itinerary has most of a daily schedule for an entire family for a full week. It takes few aspects of life into account. It demonstrates little creativity and has some spelling or grammar errors. The maps are not neatly drawn OR coloured. The map of the settlement does not demonstrate forethought, planning, or creativity. The letter is not persuasive, is not written in proper letter format, and does not outline reasons why they should come live in the new society. It contains many spelling or grammar errors and/or is less than 200+ words in length. Journal entries show little creativity, and vaguely outline life in regards to work, family, worship, entertainment, school, etc. They are written as a report and do not contain descriptions of the person’s feelings. There are many spelling or grammar errors AND are not 400+ words in length (total). The itinerary does not contain a daily schedule for an entire family for a full week. It takes few aspects of life into account. It demonstrates little creativity and has many spelling or grammar errors. The ad appeals to a wide audience using a well thought out design. It uses persuasive language and visuals. It attempts to describe life in the new community. The picture uses bright colours and is neatly drawn. The written component has few spelling or grammatical errors. The ad appeals to a limited audience. The language and visuals are somewhat persuasive. It attempts to describe life in the new community. The picture is neatly drawn but is not coloured. The written component has some spelling or grammatical errors. The ad appeals to a limited audience. The language and visuals are not persuasive. It does not describe life in the new community. The picture is not done in good copy or coloured. The written component has many spelling or grammatical errors. Overall Project Project is bound together and clearly lists everyone’s names. It is typed, proofread, and edited. Font is easy to read and an appropriate size. All components of the project are present. Project is bound together and lists everyone’s names. It is typed, and somewhat proofed and edited. Font is either not easy to read or not an appropriate size. One part of the project is missing. Project is not bound together but lists everyone’s names. It is typed, but not proofed and edited. Font is either not easy to read or not an appropriate size. Two or three parts of the project are missing. Overall Effort Students were on task and used their time wisely. They did not waste time. Students were on time and in class. Students were on task most of the time. Though there was some wasted time, most was used wisely. Students were on time and in class. Students were off task and required some prompting to get back to work. Time was not used wisely. Students were late and/or absent. Group Work The group functioned well together. They cooperated and listened to each other’s ideas. The work was divided up equally and everyone did their share. Everyone contributed equally. The group functioned fairly well together. They cooperated and generally listened to each other’s ideas. The work was divided up somewhat equally, but one or two people did more than the others. Everyone contributed fairly equally. The group functioned somewhat well together. They did not cooperate and did not really listen to each other’s ideas. The work was not divided up equally, but one or two people did more than the others. Everyone contributed fairly equally. Project handed in on: _______________________________________________ Comments: Final Mark: ___________________________ Project is not bound together and doesn’t list everyone’s name. Parts are not typed, and it is not proofed and edited. Font is either not easy to read or not an appropriate size. More than three parts of the project are missing. Students were off task much of the time and required many prompts to get back to work. Time was not used wisely. Students were late and/or absent. The group did not function well together. They did not cooperate or listen to each other’s ideas. The work was not divided up equally. Not everyone completed their share of the work.