Students name: _________________________________ Teacher: _________________________________________ Date: __________________

Marking Rubric
Section one: Remembering:
Highly commendable Activity one: Exploration and Investigation Satisfactory Non attempt/Fail
Student hasnt completed the activity to a satisfactory level. Not completed Or Not attempted. Student collects an extensive A satisfactory amount of amount of notes/facts and information has been information about their chosen collected. However more work country. could have been achieved: The information is presented in more facts could have been an easy to read interesting found. format. Information presented in a Demonstrates a great depth of mediocre format. understanding on the chosen country. Student has used the proper Student has little knowledge of information report format. the structure of an information Lots of descriptive words are report. used. A few spelling and grammar Evidence of self-editing. mistakes are present. An overall great summary of Summary could have included the chosen country. more detail. Demonstrates a great depth of Lacks depth of understanding. understanding on the chosen country and information reports. Student chooses an Student has attempted to appropriate and informative summaries their information. way to display information. Spelling mistakes are present. Shows exemplary summary skills. Work could be done to improve the summary.

Activity two: Information report.

Student hasnt completed the activity to a satisfactory level. Not completed Or Not attempted.

Activity three: Summarise Teachers comments:

Student hasnt completed the activity to a satisfactory level. Not completed Or Not attempted.

Students name: _________________________________ Teacher: _________________________________________ Date: __________________

Section 2: Understanding:
Highly commendable
Student presents an excellent pamphlet that alerts the reader of many major facts about the chosen country. Student uses the checklist to ensure all details are included in the pamphlet. Evidence of self-editing: little or no spelling and grammar mistakes. Student has used sub headings to separate information. Visually appealing. Student presents an excellent formal letter with correct structure. Little or no spelling and grammar mistakes. Student uses lots of descriptive words to describe their safari. Student is a capable and skilled writer. Student is able to write confidently and achieve a piece of writing suitable for each of the text types. Student uses techniques to help minimize mistakes: self-editing, re-reading, asking a friend to read their writing, rearrange things to make sense etc

Satisfactory
Student presents a pamphlet that list basic facts about the chosen country. Evidence of little or no use of the checklist provided. Spelling and grammar mistakes are present. Sub headings are rarely or not used at all. More effort needed to ensure the pamphlet is visually appealing. Student presents an average letter with a poor structure. Limited use of formal language. Spelling and grammar mistakes are present. Limited or no use of descriptive language. Student is an average writer and needs further work on some skills. Student lacks some parts of each text type and is unsure of correct language to use. There is evidence of mistakes: spelling and grammar.

Non Attempt/Fail
Student hasnt completed the activity to a satisfactory level. Not completed Or Not attempted.

Activity one: Pamphlet

Activity two: Formal Letter

Student hasnt completed the activity to a satisfactory level. Not completed Or Not attempted.

The writing skill is still developing and needs further work.

Writing skills

Teachers comments:

Students name: _________________________________ Teacher: _________________________________________ Date: __________________

Section 3: Applying:
Highly commendable Student shows an excellent understanding of global issues. The student is capable and skilled in showing their understanding. Student is outstanding at explaining the impact the global issues has on their country. There is evidence of fairly indepth research into global issues. Student gets information from more than one source. Student thinks outside the box and presents their ideas in a creative and interesting way. Information is presented in a way that it grabs the audiences attention. Visually appealing. Satisfactory The student shows an adequate or little understanding of global issues. Student struggles in showing or explaining their understanding. Student struggles with explain the impact of the global issue upon their country. There is evidence of little research into global issues. Student uses one source to get their information. Student has the information but lacks creativity and fascination when presenting their ideas. More needs to be done to improve the visual appeal. Non attempt/Fail Student is unable to understand the concept of global issues.

Understanding of global issues

Explanation of impact

Student is unable to explain the impact of the global issue upon their country. Evidence of no research completed.

Evidence of research

Presentation

Student has not presented the information as instructed.

Teachers comments:

Students name: _________________________________ Teacher: _________________________________________ Date: __________________

Section 4: Analyzing:
Highly commendable Activity one: Significant people
Evidence of a substantial amount of research done to investigate significant people in Africa. Student shows expert research skills. Student creates an extensive profile on their chosen significant person. Student is descriptive and detailed in their work. A picture is included. Student chooses an interesting and informative way to present their information. Students think critically about the facts they are portraying to the audience. Evidence of self-editing and other writing skills are present. Student works well with partner. No problems arise.

Satisfactory
Evidence of a limited amount of research done to investigate significant people. Student shows developing research skills. Student creates a basic profile on their chosen significant person. Students work is elementary and lacks detail. No picture is included. Student presents their work in a basic and non-descriptive way. Student is unsure about what information is necessary to include and what is not resulting in an information overload. Writing skills are present but basic. Students struggled to work as a team to achieve a good outcome for this set of activities.

Non attempt/Fail
Student has not researched a significant person. Student has little or no research skills. Or Activity is not completed. No profile has been created. Or Activity is not completed.

Activity two: Profile

Little or no attempt at the journalist activity.

Activity three: Journalist

Group work Teachers comments:

Students were unable to complete this task as a team.

Students name: _________________________________ Teacher: _________________________________________ Date: __________________

Section 5: Evaluating:
Highly Commendable Activity one: Researching
Evidence of extensive and widespread research. Student had knowledge on more then one charity. Student takes notes on charities of interest. Student presents a charity profile in an interesting and informative way. Student addresses all 6 dot points of the question. Student has extensive knowledge on their chosen charity. Student successfully evaluates the effectiveness of their charity. Student successfully highlights positive and negative outcomes. Student talks about the millennium goals. Student presents information in an interesting and informative way. Student effectively, productively and positively with their partner.

Satisfactory
Student engages in basic research. Student struggles to explain more than one charity. Student takes limited notes and therefore has limited knowledge on the charity. Student presents information in a average way. Limited information and understanding can be gained from the profile. Student hasnt addressed all points of the question. Student has limited knowledge on their chosen charity. Student does a basic evaluation of the effectiveness of their charity. Student highlights limited positives an negatives. Student doesnt mention millennium goals. Student has presented information in a basic format. A basic partnership is formed. Lack of teamwork.

Non attempt/Fail
Student did not engage in any research at all. No evidence of research. Student did not attempt this activity.

Activity two: Charity profile

Profile is not finished. Or Student did not attempt this section of work.

Activity three: Evaluation of charity

Evaluation is not finished. Or Student did not attempt this section.

Ability to work with partner Teachers comments:

Partners do not work well together.

Students name: _________________________________ Teacher: _________________________________________ Date: __________________

Section 6: Creating:
Highly commendable Activity one: Fundraiser ideas.
Student comes up with a fun, interesting and successful way to fundraise for the children of Africa. Students work well as a team. Students construct a outstanding proposal letter with lots of details and information regarding the fundraiser. Use of formal language and persuasive language is evident. Student submits a word document with lots of details and information regarding the fundraiser. Student is able to answer all questions asked of them. Students come up with a really creative, eye catching and original way to advertise their fundraiser. Student advertises in more than one way. Students create a successful fundraiser and come close to or achieve their goal. Students work well as a team.

Satisfactory
Students come up with a basic way to fundraise for the children of Africa. Teamwork is a problem.

Non Attempt/Fail
This section of activities is not completed. or Student does not attempt this section. This section of activities is not completed Or Student does not attempt this section. This section of activities is not completed Or Student does not attempt this section.

Activity two: Proposal letter

Activity three: Word document summary

Student constructs a plain and very simple proposal letter that lacks details and information regarding the fundraiser. Lacks the use of formal language. Students submit a simply document that lacks detail and information regarding the fundraiser. Student leaves out some important details. Students lack motivation when it comes to advertising resulting in a half hearted effort, Students advertise in only 1 way.

Activity four: Advertisement

This section of activities is not completed Or Student does not attempt this section. Student has not completed these activities

Over all

Students so not come close or achieve their goal. Many things could have been changed to make this a more positive experience.

Teachers comments: