Category

4
Advanced

3
Proficient

2
Needs improvement

1
Warning

Research/
Note taking

Student's notes
show that he/she
visited and located
information on all of
the suggested
websites and took
detailed notes that
completely and
accurately
addressed the topic.

Student's notes
show that he/she
visited and located
information on most
of the suggested
websites and took
detailed notes that
addressed the topic.

Notes were
incomplete, did not
show that the
student visited the
suggested websites,
and much of the
information was
missing.

Group planning

Group work shows

that all students
contributed ideas,
shared facts they
learned and asked
questions that lead
to better
understanding.

Group work shows

that most students
contributed ideas,
shared most of their
facts, and asked
some questions.

Student's notes
show that he/she
visited and located
information on a
few of the suggested
websites and took
notes that
addressed the topic,
but some important
information was left
out.
Group work shows
that some students
contributed ideas,
but others needed
to step it up.
Students shared a
few facts and may
have asked a few
questions.

Cooperation

Group members
discussed and
agreed on jobs and
stuck to their
assigned duties.
Each member
completed their task
on time. Group
members made sure
everyone's ideas
were heard and that
everyone
participated equally.

Group members
discussed and
agreed on jobs and
mostly stuck to their
assigned duties.
Each member
completed their task
on time, but may
have needed some
help. Group
members mostly
listened to each
others' ideas and
participated equally.

Group members
discussed and
agreed on jobs but
some members
didn't follow exactly
what they were
supposed to do.
Some tasks were
completed on time
but needed other
members to help.
Group members
could have done a
better job listening
to each other and
making sure
everyone
participated equally.

Information about
the location and
tour stops is

Information about
the location and
tour stops is

Information about
the location and
tour stops is a bit

Process

Group work shows

that members did
not effectively share
ideas with each
other and did not
adequately
understand the
information
researched by
others.
Jobs were not
assigned or students
did not complete
their assigned
duties. Tasks were
incomplete.
Members did not
listen to each other.
Some group
members did not
fully participate in
the project.

Itinerary
Organization

Information on tour
stops is not
organized well

information

Web page
design

organized in a way
makes sense.
Descriptions have
details that describe
the location and
flow in a logical
order.
Page includes 6 or
more stops, with
rich, detailed
descriptions of each
stop and a detailed
summary of the
location.
Page is very creative
and appealing to
look at. It includes a
map and at more
than 4 pictures that
add to the
understanding of
each stop.

organized fairly well.

Descriptions have
details that describe
the location that
mostly flow in a
logical order.

Includes carefully
selected facts and
tour stops that are
appealing and
exciting to a
potential traveler.
Commercial is
between 60-90
seconds.
Commercial shows
excellent evidence
of the use of at least
one persuasion
technique.
Commercial
conveyed
information in an
exceptionally
creative way that
drew the attention
of the class.

Includes descriptions
of facts and tour
stops that are
mostly appealing to
a potential traveler.
Commercial is at
least 60 seconds
long.

Page includes 5- 6
stops, with detailed
descriptions of each
stop and an
adequate summary
of the location.
Page is appealing to
look at. It includes a
map and 4 pictures
that add to the
understanding of
each stop.

disorganized but can

be understood.
More attention
could have been
given to how the
details flow within
the descriptions. .
Page includes 4-5
stops, with
descriptions that
could have used
more detail.
Summary is general
and not specific.
Page could have
used some better
design. Less than
four pictures are
used, or pictures are
unrelated to the
stops described.
Map may be
missing.

enough to be fully
understood. Ideas
do not flow in a
logical way.

Includes some facts

and descriptions of
tour stops that need
more explanation
for a potential
traveler. Commercial
is less than 60 or
more than 90
seconds.
Commercial is on
topic but does not
use specific
persuasion
technique.
Commercial
conveyed
information but
needed some
creativity to spark
interest.

Commercial does
not include facts and
descriptions of tour
stops.

Page includes less

than 4 stops.
Descriptions are
missing or
incomplete.
Summary is missing
or incomplete.
No creative design.
Pictures are missing,
Map is missing.

Commercial
Information

Persuasion
techniques

Creativity

Conclusion

Commercial
attempts to use one
of the persuasion
techniques.
Commercial
conveyed
information using
some creative
elements.

Commercial does
not attempt to
persuade people to
visit the region.
Commercial did not
show evidence that
the group tried to be
creative.

Reflection

Reflection clearly
states which region
the student would
visit and gives at
least 3 detailed
reasons why, using
evidence from the
student web
itinerary or
commercial.

Reflection describes
which region the
student would visit
and gives at least 3
detailed reasons
why that use some
information from
the student web
page or commercial.

Reflection identifies
which region the
student would visit
and gives 1-2
reasons why, using
some information
from student web
page or commercial.

Reflection is
incomplete, does
not clearly describe
which region the
student would visit,
does not give
reasons why.