Assignment: Students will create a brochure that focuses on the historical Old West to be used at our Old West Hoedown. Students will be placed in groups of 2-3 and will be required to research the Old West and make a brochure that demonstrates what they have learned.
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CATEGORY
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Content - Accuracy
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All facts in the brochure are accurate.
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99-90% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.
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89-80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.
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Fewer than 80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.
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Spelling & Proofreading
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No spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure.
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No more than 1 spelling error remains after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure.
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No more than 3 spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure.
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Several spelling errors in the brochure.
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Attractiveness & Organization
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The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information.
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The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information.
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The brochure has well-organized information.
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The brochure\'s formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.
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Sources
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The group uses 5-6 appropriate sources that are from credible websites and cites the sources properly in the brochure.
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The group uses 3-4 appropriate sources that are from credible websites and somewhat cites them properly in the brochure.
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The group less than 3 sources or they are that are not from credible websites and does not cite them properly in the brochure.
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The group does not cite any sources in the brochure.
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Graphics/Pictures
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Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics.
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Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text.
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Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems "text-heavy".
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Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen.
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Teamwork
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All members of the group were involved evenly in the process of making the brochure.
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Most task members were involved, but the work was not distributed fairly and/or evenly.
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The work was done by a few of the students and the other members of the team did not contribute to the brochure.
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Only one person put effort into making the brochure and work was not distributed amongst members fairly.
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