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Nonfiction Unit- Reporting Live on a Natural Disaster 
Nonfiction Unit- Reporting Live on a Natural Disaster
Students will present in groups a news broadcast of a natural disaster that they have researched. They will provide specific facts and details, show an understanding of logical and chronological order through the sequence of events. The presentation should show creativity, organization, equal group member participation.
Rubric Code: JXA3C7X
By anniesmith
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Subject: Geography  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Excellent

4 pts

Good

3 pts

Satisfactory

2 pts

Poor

1 pts

Questions answered through research
10 pts

Answering the given questions through
Excellent

The presentation answered 6 out 6 questions:<BR>
Name of the disaster<BR>
When it took place-date<BR>
Time it started <BR>
Where it took place<BR>
Death count<BR>
effects of disaster
Good

Presentation was able to answer 4 out of the 6 questions
Satisfactory

Presentation answered 3 of the six questions.
Poor

Presentation did not answer but 3 or less of teh questions of research
Sequencing of Events
10 pts

Chronological and Logical order
Excellent

The presentation was easy to follow <BR>
<BR>
Facts were presented in chronological order <BR>
logical order was evident as facts were shared and cause and effect was presented
Good

Presentation was easy to follow most of the time.<BR>
<BR>
Chronological order or logical order was clear most of the time. Cause and effect was presented.
Satisfactory

Presentation was easy to follow some of the time.<BR>
<BR>
Chronological order or logical order was clear some of the time. Cause and effect was not presented.
Poor

Presentation was not easy to follow<BR>
<BR>
Events were not presented in chronological order and there was little logical order in the cause and effect
Visual used
10 pts

powerpoint, live on location interview, interview in newroom, background image
Excellent

- well thought out<BR>
- enhanced the presentation <BR>
- organized<BR>
- clear to understand<BR>
-transitions were smooth
Good

There was a visual present and it truly enhanced the presentation. <BR>
-the acting involved the presenting of research and facts.<BR>
-transitions were smooth most of the time.
Satisfactory

There was a visual present but it did not truly enhance the presentation. <BR>
-the acting might have been more silliness involved than presenting research and facts<BR>
-transitions were smooth most of the time
Poor

- There may or may not have been a visual<BR>
- didn't enhance the presentation<BR>
-not clear and hard to understand most of the time
Presentation
10 pts

Teaching the class about the natural disaster.
Excellent

Everyone had taken part in the presentation. They were able to teach the class in an understanding way. They knew their lines as though they had practiced!
Good

Everyone had taken part in the presentation. They were able to teach the class in an understanding way. However they had to read from a script some of the time.
Satisfactory

Everyone had taken part in the presentation. They were able to teach the class about their natural disaster. However, they had to read from a script in hand to say their lines
Poor

Not everyone had taken part of the presentation. They were only able to give a few facts of their natural disasters without having to read a script
Daily group work
10 pts

packet of daily work presented
Excellent

Summary was completed each day that the class worked in groups<BR>
-Each group work day's assignment was present and completed<BR>
- overall the group stayed on task each time they worked
Good

Summary was completed most days that the class worked in groups<BR>
-Most of the assignments were completed and present in the packet<BR>
-Most days the group stayed on task
Satisfactory

Summary was completed most days that the class worked in groups<BR>
-Most of the assignments were completed and present in the packet<BR>
-Most days the group stayed on task
Poor

- Summar was completed for less than 1/2 the time the class worked in groups<BR>
-Few Assignments were completed and present in the packet<BR>
-The group was off task and needed redirecting much of time
Extra Credit
5 pts

Excellent

The group showed evidence of going beyond the requirements of the project and took extra pride in the work presented.
Good
Satisfactory
Poor



Keywords:
  • group presentation, news anchor broadcasts, interviews, sequencing of events



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