4th Grade Native American Project Scoring Sheet
Team Name: _________________________
Criteria
Sources
Information Literacy & Writing to Inform Rubric
Score of 4
Score of 3
Score of 2
Successfully uses
website resource to
gather information
related to each
question.
Uses website
resources to gather
information related to
each question.
Although relevant,
some information
chosen is not the
strongest available.
Paraphrasing
Paraphrased notes
relate directly to the
source, but are surely
the student’s own
words.
Paraphrased notes
relate directly to the
source, but may
include too many of
the author’s words or
sentence structure.
Quality of
Information
Information clearly
relates to the each
question. At least
five sentences/
phrases were written.
Mechanics
No grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation errors.
Information clearly
relates to the each
question. Less than
five
sentences/phrases
were written.
Almost no
grammatical, spelling
or punctuation errors.
Uses website
resources to gather
information related to
each question. Some
information is missing,
irrelevant,
incomplete, and/or a
weak substitute for
stronger information.
Paraphrased notes
relate to the source,
but may loose the
correct meaning in
the process and/or
contain a majority of
the author’s words
and sentence
structure.
Information is not
directly connected to
some questions. Less
than three
sentences/phrases
were written.
A few grammatical
spelling, or
punctuation errors.
Total Score: _______/16 points
Comments:
Score of 1
Struggles in use of
website resources. A
significant amount of
information is missing,
irrelevant, incomplete
and/or a substitute
for stronger
information.
Paraphrased notes do
not relate to the
content or meaning of
the sources or direct
copying of the source
is used.
Information does not
relate to most
questions. Less than
three
sentences/phrases
were written.
Many grammatical,
spelling, or
punctuation errors.
Criteria
Font Formatting
Use of graphics
Background
Score of 4
Font formats have
been carefully
planned to enhance
readability and
content. Title fonts
and content fonts are
uniform throughout
the show.
All graphics are
attractive (size and
colors) and support
the content of the
presentation. They do
not detract from the
information and are
sized proportionately.
Background does not
detract from text or
other graphics. Choice
of background is
consistent from slide
to slide and is
appropriate for the
topic.
Technology Rubric
Score of 3
Font formats are
used, but sometime
detract from
readability. Title
fonts and/or content
fonts are
inconsistently
uniform.
A few graphics are
not attractive but all
support the
theme/content of the
presentation.
Background does not
detract from text or
other graphics. Choice
of background is
consistent from slide
to slide.
Score of 2
Score of 1
Title and content
fonts vary from slide
to slide.
Fonts are
unformatted or are
formatted too much,
resulting in a hard-tofollow and
presentation.
All graphics are
attractive but a few
do not seem to
support the
theme/content of the
presentation.
Several graphics are
unattractive AND
detract from the
content of the
presentation. The
majority are resized
disproportionately.
Background does not
detract from text o
other graphics, but is
inconsistent from
slide to slide.
Background makes it
difficult to see text
or competes with
other graphics on the
page.
Total Score: _______/12 points
Comments: