The Dust Bowl Rubric

4	Exceptional Student: navigates the website with ease. takes thorough notes, identifying and selecting the most important information related to the topic. helps to write an organized and factual script for a television interview. leads the pair in confidently and accurately presenting the script. actively participates in a class discussion of the Dust Bowl, sharing numerous facts and details.
3	Impressive Student: navigates the website with little direction. takes notes, identifying and selecting information related to the topic. helps write a factual script for a television interview. participates in presenting the script to the class. participates in a class discussion of the Dust Bowl, sharing some facts and details.
2	Acceptable Student: finds information on the website with teacher or peer guidance. takes some notes related to the topic. gives some ideas to be included in the script for a television interview. participates to some degree in presenting the script to the class. minimally participates in a class discussion of the Dust Bowl.
1	Needs Further Instruction Student: has difficulty finding information on the website. takes few if any notes related to the topic. does not offer any ideas to be included in the script for a television interview. participates little, if any, in the presentation of the script to the class. does not participate in a class discussion of the Dust Bowl.

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