Name:
10
8
7
6 (or lower)
Practice of
Active
Learning
Strategies
Consistently
demonstrated a deep
understanding of Active
Learning throughout all
four project phases –
planning, researching,
creating, and
presenting; Stayed
thoughtfully engaged
and challenged yourself
appropriately; Took
initiative and ownership
of your own learning
and consistently
appropriately
challenged your group
to push your project
ideas even further and
make the most of your
learning on this
assignment
In many situations
demonstrated a deep
understanding of Active
Learning throughout all
four project phases –
planning, researching,
creating, and
presenting; Stayed
mostly engaged and
challenged yourself
appropriately; Took
ownership of your own
learning and made
many attempts to
appropriately
challenged your group
to push your project
ideas even further and
make the most of your
learning on this
assignment
Inconsistently demonstrated
attempts at using Active
Learning strategies during all
project phases – planning,
researching, creating, and
presenting; At times were
thoughtfully engaged and
challenged yourself
appropriately, but these
instances were inconsistent;
Inconsistently took ownership
of your own learning and rarely
challenged your group to push
your project ideas even further
and make the most of your
learning on this assignment
Struggled to
demonstrate a deep
understanding of Active
Learning strategies;
Was inconsistently
engaged and/or didn’t
challenge yourself
appropriately on this
assignment; Did not
take ownership of your
own learning or
appropriately challenge
your group, but instead
demonstrated more
passive learning by
allowing others to do a
majority of thinking for
you/waited for
directions to follow
Historical
Information
and
Research
Exceeded the research
requirements by using
more than FOUR
sources to put together
the information on your
assigned colony; All of
the information is
historically accurate and
relevant; All sources are
CITED appropriately
using Noodletools
Meets the research
requirements by using
the textbook and three
sources to put together
the information on your
assigned colony; All of
the information is
historically accurate and
relevant; All sources are
CITED appropriately
using Noodletools
Missing one source OR
missing information OR
inaccurate
information/irrelevant
information used; Sources are
mostly CITED appropriately
using Noodletools
Multiple errors in
research - either it is
incomplete, missing
multiple sources,
and/or more than one
historical inaccuracy;
There are errors in your
citations using
Noodletools
Final
Product
Project is neat, detailed,
and reflects
thoughtfulness and
effort; Project teaches
all of the necessary
information; Project
highlights the strengths
of your group’s
Intelligence
Project is mostly neat,
detailed, and reflects
thoughtfulness and
effort - there are a few
areas that could be
more put together
and/or more thorough;
Project teaches all of
the necessary
information; Project
highlights the strengths
of your group’s
Intelligence
Project has areas in need of
improvement - either it is
messy/disorganized OR it
does not teach all of the
necessary information; Project
highlights the strengths of your
group’s Intelligence
There are many areas
in which this project
needs work - either it is
disorganized,
incomplete, or does not
cover the required
information; Project
does not highlight the
strengths of your
Intelligence
Individual
Role Within
the Group
Consistently contributed
to your group’s project;
Worked cooperatively
and positively with all of
your group members;
Contributed to the best
of your ability during all
project phases planning, researching,
creating, presenting;
Fulfilled all of your
responsibilities as a
member of your team to
the best of your ability
With the exception of
one or two issues, you
contributed consistently
to your group’s project;
Worked cooperatively
and positively with all of
your group members;
Contributed to the best
of your ability during all
project phases planning, researching,
creating, presenting;
Fulfilled all of your
responsibilities as a
member of your team
There were a couple of
instances where you did not
help your group OR you
struggled to consistently work
cooperatively with your
groupmates OR you did not
meet one of your project
responsibilities; Otherwise, you
mostly pulled your weight and
did your share of the work
There were several
issues with your work
on this assignment you did not contribute
consistently throughout
multiple phases on this
assignment AND/OR
you did not work well
with your groupmates
AND/OR you did not
fulfill your
responsibilities on this
assignment