The Declaration of Independence

#	Beginning	Developing	Very Good	Examplary	Score
Content	Does not seem to understand the topic very well	Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic	Shows a good understanding of the topic	Shows a full understanding of the topic	25%
Organizing Information	Student has no clear plan for organizing the information.	Students has developed a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered. Student can independently express most of their thoughts on the subject.	Student has developed a clear plan for organizing the information in the final product. Student can independently express their thoughts on the subject.	Student has a clear plan for organizing the information as it is gathered for in the final product.	25%
Effectiveness of PowerPoint	Project is lacking several key elements and has inaccuracies.	Project is missing more than two key elements.	Project includes most material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the material but is lacking one or two key elements.	Project includes all material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the topic.	25%
Accuracy of information	Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error.	The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate.	Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate.	All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors.	25%
Total Score: 100%