Evaluation

You will be evaluated according to the following guidelines:

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Group Work	Little collaboration	Occasionally worked together	Worked together consistently, everyone engaged	Ongoing communication between group members
PowerPoint Presentation  Content	Little information on topic, poorly designed outline	Contains basic facts, little detail, basic outline	Clearly explains key points and includes interesting details, and references, well organized outline	Devises ways for audience to relate to and understand the content
PowerPoint Presentation Appearance	Too much text, poor layout, overuse of special effects	Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance.	Slides contain main points with appropriate use images and text	Innovative use of slides, images and space
Presentation Skills	Little evidence of preparation, little eye contact, poorly paced, difficult to understand	Main points clear, but lacks enthusiasm and fails to engage audience	Engages audience, shows enthusiasm and easy to understand	Dynamic presentation with unique approach or style
Letters to Judge Harlan	Letter format not used, not in character’s voice, no references to research or book	Letter format used, character’s voice not consistent, few references to research or book	Consistently uses character’s voice, persuasive tone, numerous references to research and book	Creatively written with well integrated references