Criteria
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A ) Content
AA) Focuses on explicit or implicit main Forecast fails to identify any
idea by identifying hemispheric, synoptic, atmospheric structures
and mesoscale atmospheric structures
that influence local weather
Identifies atmospheric structures but their
effect on the local weather is irrelevant
OR forecast overlooks important
atmospheric structures
Forecast clearly identifies relevant
atmospheric structures, but link to local
weather conditions is only somewhat
apparent
Forecast identifies the most relevant
atmospheric structures and thematically
organizes the forecast around these
weather systems
AB) Develops central theme
systematically by specifying effects of
atmospheric structures on local forecast
region
Crucial forecasts parameters of
precipitation, sky cover, temperature,
humidity, or wind are omitted.
Some significant and noticeable
parameters of precipitation, sky cover,
temperature, humidity, or wind omitted.
Almost all forecast parameters (sky cover,
precip., temp., humidity, and wind)
accurately described for forecast period;
relevant changes in these parameters are
identified
All forecast parameters (sky cover,
precip., temp., humidity, and wind)
accurately described and accurately linked
to identified atmospheric structures
AC) Demonstrates an awareness of the
relationship between forecaster and
audience by identifying relevant weather
conditions during forecast period
Forecast content is inappropriate for the
audience and situation and effectively
incomprehensible
Forecast content is sometimes
inappropriate for the audience and
situation; some use of jargon; no relevant
description of link between weather and
community; uncertainty in forecast not
communicated
Forecast content is appropriate for the
audience and situation, and free of jargon;
relevance to local community implicitly or
partially described; uncertainties in
forecast partially communicated
Forecast content engages the audience
effectively; relevance to local community
and audience well described; uncertainties
in forecast well communicated;
BA) Demonstrates an awareness of the
relationship between forecaster and
audience
Forecast language, tone, and/or content is
inappropriate for the audience and
situation; forecast is incomprehensible
Forecast language, tone, and/or content is
sometimes inappropriate for the audience
and situation
Forecast language, tone, and/or content is Forecast language, tone, and/or content
appropriate for the audience and situation; engages the audience effectively
forecast is free of colloquialisms
BB ) Written forecasts: Uses correct
grammar, syntax, punctuation, and
spelling
Sentences are not well-structured; forecast
contains several sentence fragments,
mixed constructions, and other errors that
make it difficult to understand
Sentences are well structured, but forecast
contains punctuation, grammar and
spelling errors that seriously distract the
reader.
Forecast has typos and some errors, but
the errors do not detract from the reader's
comprehension of the text or distract the
reader.
Forecast is almost entirely error free (no
more than one minor error) and reads
smoothly.
BC) Spoken forecasts: Uses correct
grammar, syntax, pronunciation, as well
as effective enunciation and inflection
See BB1 above .
Sentences are well structured, but verbal
errors and/or tone seriously distract the
listener.
Forecast has some verbal errors that do
not detract from the listeners
comprehension or distract the listener OR
duration of forecast inappropriate
Forecast is virtually error-free and sounds
fluid; modulation of enunciation and
inflection engages the listener; duration of
forecast appropriate
B) Presentation