Evaluation

Evaluation

As a group, you will each be presenting your individual brochures to the class. A rubric is found in the link below to help guide your creation of the brochure. Please practice what you will be saying and presenting to the class. All brochures must be printed in color and have your name on the back panel.

Here is a checklist of what you should have
 * Front panel with catchy title, image, and basic info?
 * Does each page include a "topic title?"
 * Is each panel filled with appropriate information?
 * Is each panel summarized?
 * Does each panel have a nice balance of text and images. In other words is it text heavy or image heavy?
 * Is the formatting consistent throughout the entire brochure?
 * Does the back panel offer a correctly cited bibliography and your name?
 * Does your brochure flow, make sense, neatly put together?
 * Lightning Brochure Rubric**
 * 8th Grade Science**
 * Mr. Corso**
 * Name:**


 * || **4** || **3** || **2** || **1** ||
 * **Content- Accuracy** || All facts in the brochure are accurate. || 99-90% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. || 89-80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. || Fewer than 80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. ||
 * **Writing Organization** || Each section in the brochure has a clear beginning, middle, and end. || Almost all sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end. || Most sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end. || Less than half of the sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end. ||
 * **Spelling/ Grammar** || The brochure has no spelling/ grammar errors. || The brochure has 1-3 spelling/ grammar errors. || The brochure has 4-5 spelling/ grammar errors. || The brochure has 6 or more spelling/ grammar errors. ||
 * **Pictures/ Graphics** || Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics. || Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text. || Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems "text-heavy". || Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen. ||
 * **Attractiveness/ Organization** || The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information. || The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information. || The brochure has well-organized information. || The brochure's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader. ||
 * **Sources** || Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 95-100% of the facts and graphics in the brochure. || Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 94-85% of the facts and graphics in the brochure. || Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 84-75% of the facts and graphics in the brochure. || Sources are not documented accurately or are not kept on many facts and graphics. ||

Catchy Title: 2 points ON TIME: 2 points TOTAL 30 Points**
 * Your Name: 2 points

Click Here for a Word Copy of the Rubric. [|Brochure Rubric.doc]