The California Gold Rush: Evaluation

Evaluation

Gold Rush News	Exemplary 4	Accomplished 3	Developing 2	Beginning 1
Analysis and Application of Resources	The websites, video, and instructional materials were utilized and understood as represented by the excellence in reporting.	The websites, video, and instructional materials were utilized in reporting.	The websites, video, and instructional materials were utilized minimally.	There is no evidence that the resources were used in the reporting.
Organization and Page Design	The newspaper is exceptionally attractive and well organized in terms of design, layout, and clarity.	The newspaper is attractive, logical, and organized.	The newspaper is a basic design and with minimal design features.	The newspaper is not formatted correctly and is confusing to read.
Judgment- Ranking and description of topics	The news stories are clear, exceptionally well written, and highly important to the history of the Gold Rush.	The news stories are interesting and related to the history of the Gold Rush.	The news stories are somewhat related to the history of the Gold Rush	The news stories have little importance and are difficult to understand.
Required Elements	Newspaper includes all required elements as well as additional information	All required elements are included in the newspaper.	All required elements except one were included in the newspaper.	Several of the required elements were missing in the newspaper.
Conventions- Grammar and Spelling	There were no grammatical/mechanical errors in the newspaper.	There were one or two grammatical/mechanical errors in the newspaper.	There were few grammatical/mechanical errors in the newspaper.	There were several grammatical/mechanical errors in the newspaper.