iRubric: Nonfiction Unit- Reporting Live on a Natural Disaster rubric

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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: V37543

By rebeccaroland

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Subject: Communication

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 6-8

Live News Broadcast Enter rubric description
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Poor 2 pts
Questions answered through research Answering the given questions through	Excellent the presentation answered 6 out 6 questions: Name of the disaster When it took place-date Time it started Where it took place Death count effects of disaster	Good Presentation was able to answer 4 out of the 6 questions	Poor Presentation did not answer but 3 or less of teh questions of research
Sequencing of Events Chronological and Logical order	Excellent The presentation was easy to follow facts were presented in chronological order logical order was evident as facts were shared and cause and effect was presented	Good Presentation was easy to follow some of the time Chronological order or logical order was not clear, but one was followed	Poor Presentation was not easy to follow Events were not presented in chronological order and there was little logical order in the cause and effect
visual used powerpoint, live on location interview, interview in newroom, background image	Excellent - well thought out - enhanced the presentation - organized - clear to understand -transitions were smooth	Good -there was a visual present but it did not truly enhance the presentation. -the acting might have been more silliness involved than presenting research and facts -transitions were smooth most of the time	Poor - There may or may not have been a visual - didn't enhance the presentation -not clear and hard to understand most of the time
Presentation 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 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 packet of daily work presented	Excellent =Summary was completed each day that the class worked in groups -Each group work day's assignment was present and completed - overall the group stayed on task each time they worked	Good -Summary was completed most days that the class worked in groups -Most of the assignments were completed and present in the packet -Most days the group stayed on task	Poor - Summar was completed for less than 1/2 the time the class worked in groups -Few Assignments were completed and present in the packet -The group was off task and needed redirecting much of time
Extra Credit	Excellent the group showed evidence of going beyond the requirements of the project and took extra pride in the work presented	Good	Poor

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group presentation, news anchor broadcasts, interviews, sequencing of events

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