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Excellent |
Good |
Needs work |
| Task 1 |
Includes complete information about soils, climate. precipitation, growing season, plant life, and explanation of soil types. Information is organized and easy to understand and the presentation is easy to follow. |
Information is provided, but it is either incomplete or parts are missing. Information could be better organized. |
The presentation is sketchy and very incomplete. Information is not organized and difficult to understand. |
| Task 2 |
The region has been selected and the recommendation as to which crop will be grown is supported clearly and strongly with the information gathered about the chosen region. |
The region has been selected, but the supporting ideas for which crop to grow is not as clear as it should be. |
There appears to be little or no thought given as to why Mr. Pennypincher should grow a given crop in the chosen geographic area. The group may not have even chosen an area for the farm. |
| Task 3 |
The group has brainstormed and listed several factors about buying and operating costs involved in farming including up-front costs and ongoing expenses. |
There are a few factors listed about buying and operating a farm. There are more important ideas that need to be listed. |
There are few if any factors listed by the group relating to the initial and operating costs of a farm. |
| Conclusion |
Conclusion summarizes completely what the group accomplished. |
Conclusion has not covered all or the elements of the group's work. |
Very little of the group's work is included in the summary. The report is difficult to follow. |
| Presentation |
Presentation is clear with few or no errors in wording or sentence structure. There are very few misspelled words and grammar mistakes. |
Presentation has many errors in sentence structure and wording. Some words are misspelled and there are many grammar mistakes. |
The presentation is full of wording, grammar, and sentence structure mistakes. There is little effort made in correct spelling. |
