New Mexico Group Project Rubric Group Number _________________ Grader_____________

Excellent Acceptable Needs Minimal

(90 - 100%) (80-89%) Improvement (below 70%)
(70-79%)

Indigenous group Clear, accurate Missing some key Noticeable gaps Hardly any
background info information pieces of in information. information
provided about information or Info difficult to provided or
history, geography, information not all find. (10-12 pts) information is not
(15 points) education, easily accessible presented in an
language, (12-13 pts) understandable
population, social way. (0-10 pts)
organization,
cultural practices,
and technologies
(13-15 pts)

Indigenous One resource One resource Lack of focus on Extreme lack of

group’s resource clearly identified as clearly identified resource. focus; hardly any
use focus; clear, as focus; missing Noticeable gaps info on resource;
accurate some pieces of in information. not
(15 points) information information about Info difficult to understandable
provided about importance of find. (10-12 pts) (0-10 pts)
resource’s historical resource. (12-
impact, use, 13 pts)
interaction and
comparison
w/contemporary
societies. (13-
15 pts)

Resource use in Compares at least Compares two Somewhat vague Missing images or
New Mexico two images from NM comparisons comparison. Or
images/videos/inter and indigenous made between comparisons are
(15 points) views from NM and group. resource use in non-sensical or
two from indigenous Comparisons are NM and irrelevant. (0-10
group. Insightful effective but not indigenous group. pts)
and effective particularly (10-12 pts)
comparisons made insightful. (12-
through visuals and 13 pts)
writing. (13-15 pts)

Action Plan Contains a clear Contains a clear Argument is fuzzy Argument is

argument (thesis) argument and or missing or entirely
and effective attempts to use all underdeveloped. ineffective.
(15 points) elements of elements of Missing (0-10 pts)
persuasion (appeals persuasion; persuasive
to emotion, logic, attempts to elements.
and establishes address counter- (10-12 pts)
credibility); arguments, but
addresses and may not be
debunks counter- entirely
arguments (13-15 convincing
pts) (12-13 pts)
Appearance All parts of booth Some attention Parts of Booth/
are exceptionally has has been booth/presentatio presentation is
(10 points) neat, organized, paid to neatness n may be messy. messy and/or
and visually and visual appeal Not particularly disorganized (0-
appealing (9-10) (8-9) visually 7)
appealing.
(7-8)

Preparation All group members Knowledge may Not all group Group overall
are knowledgeable be somewhat members speak. demonstrates
(10 points) about the material unbalanced within Hesitant in little knowledge of
and able to answer the group, but answering topic/research.
questions and/or group members questions. Rely Unable to answer
direct audience demonstrate heavily on questions. (0-7)
member to helpful knowledge and reading their own
sources (9-10) are able to research. (7-8)
answer questions.
(8-9)

Professionalism All group members With very few Group members Noticeable lack of
conduct themselves minor exceptions, may not all be professionalism in
(5 points) professionally all group professionally behavior and/or
(including attire) members dressed or may attire. Persistent
while presenting demonstrate cause minor disruptions
and while observing professionalism disruptions while caused by group
others’ for the entirety of presenting or members. (0-2)
presentations. (5) the event. (4) observing. (3)

Citations A properly All sources are Sources are listed Sources not listed
formatted MLA cited with minor but not formatted. together or not
(10 points) works cited page is errors in format. (7-8) listed at all. (0-7)
displayed or easily Works cited page
accessed. (9-10) is displayed or
provided. (8-9)

Technology Technology is used Technology is Technology is Technological

effectively and used effectively. used, but is component is
(5 points) enhances the (4) clunky and missing or
overall delivery of doesn’t enhance severely detracts
content. (5) delivery of from presentation.
information. (3) (0-2)