The Mad Race of the Century!: Evaluation

Evaluation

Timeline Representation Rubric	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4
Content	Inaccurate and incomplete description of people, events and inventions on timeline.	Incomplete description of people, events and inventions on timeline.	Complete description of people, events and inventions on timeline.	Complete description of people, events and inventions on timeline.
Format	Title included but timeline is cluttered and hard to read.	Title included and timeline is somewhat cluttered.	Title included and timeline is somewhat cluttered.	Title included and timeline is written out nicely and clearly.
Grammar & Spelling	Incorrect spelling with a lot of grammatical errors.	Incorrect spelling with a few grammatical errors.	Correct spelling with a few grammatical errors OR Incorrect spelling with no grammatical errors.	Correct spelling and no grammatical errors.
Presentation	Was not organized effectively; was not easy to follow and did not keep the audience interested.	Was at times interesting and was presented clearly and precisely.	Was well done and interesting to the audience; was presented in a unique manner.	Was engaging, provocative, and captured the interest of the audience and maintained this throughout the entire presentation.

Railroad Company Representation Rubric	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4
Content	Completely inaccurate; the facts were misleading to the audience.	Somewhat accurate; more than a few inconsistencies or errors in information.	Mostly accurate; a few inconsistencies or errors in information.	Completely accurate; all facts were precise and explicit.
Format	Poor handwriting, almost impossible to read, cluttered look.	Okay handwriting, somewhat hard to read, somewhat cluttered.	Good handwriting, easy to read, nice and clean look.	Good handwriting, easy to read, nice and clean look, colorful with pictures.
Grammar & Spelling	Incorrect spelling with a lot of grammatical errors.	Incorrect spelling with a few grammatical errors.	Correct spelling with a few grammatical errors OR Incorrect spelling with no grammatical errors.	Correct spelling and no grammatical errors.
Presentation	Choppy and confusing; ideas were not presented coherently and transitions were not smooth.	Somewhat organized; ideas were not presented coherently and transitions were not always smooth.	Well organized; ideas were presented coherently and most transitions were easy to follow.	Extremely well organized; ideas were presented coherently and a smooth transitions.