| Objectives | Low Performance | At or Below Average | At or Above Average | Exemplary Performance |
| Development |
1 point Student provides insufficient information to explain the topic. The information provided may be vague or inaccurate. |
2 points Student provides information that inadequately explains the topic. The information is sometimes inaccurate, general or extraneous. |
3 points Student provides information that adequately explains the topic with some extension of ideas. The information is usually accurate and purposeful. |
4 points Student provides accurate, specific, purposeful information that is extended and expanded to fully explain the topic. |
| Organization |
1 point Student either did not follow the organization created by the instructor or left several of the parts out. |
2 points Student generally followed the organization created by the instructor, but may have either left out whole parts or not followed the directions for specific parts. |
3 points Student follows the organizational plan created by the instructor but there may some minor flaws. |
4 points Student follows the organizational plan created by the instructor, included each of the parts and followed the directions within each. |
| Attention to Audience |
1 point Student did not provide information relevant to the needs of the audience. |
2 points Student provides some information relevant to the needs of the audience. |
3 points Student provides information most of which is to the needs of the audience. |
4 points Student provides information relevant to the needs of audience. |
| Language |
1 point Student seldom, if ever, uses language choices to enhance the project. There may also be word choice and spelling that is inappropriate for the project. |
2 points Student sometimes uses language choices to enhance the text. There is minimal word choice and spelling that is inappropriate for the project. |
3 points Student frequently uses language choices to enhance the project. |
4 points Student consistently provides language choices to enhance the project. |