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Activity 1&2

Create 2 storage documents, and use the POTUS Hotlist to find and transfer 6 or more images to the photo storage document.

Student created 2 storage documents and saved them appropriately.  Accessed the hotlist, copied graphics to photo storage document with URLs.  6+ images

Student created and saved 1 document, accessed hotlist, copied images and URLs.  4+ images.

Created 1 document, copied images but not URLs.  Bypassed the hotlist and randomly searched the Internet for images.   2+ images.

Created 1 document, but didn’t use time well.  Didn’t access the hotlist, less than 2 images transferred.  No URLs.

Activity 3 – Research

 Students use the POTUS hotlist to research their president, beginning with a list of 20 questions.  They should store their notes/bullets of info in the spreadsheet they created.

Student got a good start on research.

Info is stored in bullet/phrase form in spreadsheet:  each entry includes question, answer, URL.

Used POTUS hotlist

 10+ questions answered.

Student got some solid research done.  Followed SS format, but forgot the URLs.

Used POTUS hotlist

 7+ questions answered as bullets/phrases.

Student did some research, but did not use the SS format properly.

POTUS hotlist not used.

 No URLs saved.

4+ questions answered

Student didn’t understand the spreadsheet organization system. Copied/pasted large quantities of text, but didn’t organize questions/answers.

No URLs saved

2+ questions answered

Activity 4 – Storyboard with Inspiration Software

Student looked over research, consciously chose ideas.  Created a storyboard with 9+ bubbles, each representing a slide idea.

Student worked to connect research and storyboard, but did not finish.  5+ bubbles created.

Student created the storyboard without reference to research.  Not finished.  3+ bubbles

Student didn’t use time well – didn’t focus on task.  Research unavailable, storyboard not finished.  1+ bubbles created.

Activity 5-

Mechanics of the

Slide Show

*9 or more slides created, show flows smoothly.

*Font, size, graphics show consistency throughout.

*No misspelling or grammatical errors

*9 slides created, show has some disorganization.

*Font, size, graphics show consistency.

*3 or fewer misspellings or grammatical errors.

*7+ slides created, project not completed.

*Font, size, graphics are not consistent from page to page.

*4 misspellings or grammatical errors.

*5+ slides, project is not complete.  Very disorganized.

*Font, size, graphics are very inconsistent.

*More than 4 misspellings or grammatical errors.

Activity 6

Bibliography

Slide show finishes with a well-constructed bibliography. 

4+ entries follow MLA guidelines

Slide show finishes with a well-constructed bibliography. 

2+ entries follow MLA guidelines

Bibliography has 2 or fewer entries.  It does not follow MLA guidelines.

No bibliography included in the project.