Planning an Adventure Assessment Rubric

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DiaryFormat Thereisanattractivelayouttothe Thediary/scrapbookisquitewell Thediary/scrapbookhasalessthan Thereislittlestructuretothe

diary/scrapbook.Theworkis laidoutandthewritingisquiteneat. satisfactorystructureand/orthe diary/scrapbookand/orthewritingis
neatlydone. writingbordersonmessy. messy.
AdventureSelection Thestudenthastakenthetimeto Thestudenthasconsideredafewof Thestudenthasconsideredafewof Thestudenthasnotconsidereda
considerhis/hervariedinterests, his/herinterests,providedalittle his/herinterests,providedalimited varietyofinterests,and/orhas
welljustifiedher/hischoice,and justificationforher/hischoice,and justificationforher/hischoice,and providednojustificationforher/his
madeadecisionbasedonsound madeadecisionbasedongood madeadecisionbasedonweak choice.
reasoning. reasoning. reasoning.
CountryResearch Numerousimportantdetailsabout Severalimportantdetailsaboutthe Afewimportantdetailsaboutthe Noimportantdetailsaboutthe
thecountry(ies)tobevisitedhave country(ies)tobevisitedhavebeen country(ies)tobevisitedhavebeen country(ies)tobevisitedhavebeen
beenincludedinthe includedinthediary/scrapbook includedinthediary/scrapbook includedinthediary/scrapbook
diary/scrapbookaccordingtothe accordingtotheplanningguide. accordingtotheplanningguide. accordingtotheplanningguide.
planningguide.
AdventureResearch Theadventuredetailshavebeen Mostaspectsoftheadventurehave Someaspectsoftheadventurehave Veryfewdetailsabouttheadventure
clearlydescribed(usingwordsand beenclearlydescribed(usingwords beenclearlydescribed(usingwords havebeenincluded,and/orthereare
pictures/charts). andpictures/charts). andpictures/charts). nopictures/charts.
Safety/Skills Newskillsrequiredareclearly Newskillsrequiredareclearly Newskillsarenotidentifiedand/or Newskillsarenotidentifiedandno
identifiedandthestudenthas identifiedandthestudenthas littlethoughthasbeengivento thoughthasbeengiventosafety.
includedaplanforbuildingthose includedaplanforbuildingthose safety.
skills.Safetyissuesareidentified skills.Safetyissuesareidentified
andaplanisinplace. andaplanisinplace.
TransportationPlan Theplanforallaspectsoftravel Theplanforallaspectsoftravel Someplansforsomeaspectsof Noplanfortravelassociatedwiththe
associatedwiththeadventurehas associatedwiththeadventurehas travelassociatedwiththeadventure adventurehasbeenincluded.
beenincludedwithexcellentdetail. beenincludedwithgooddetail. hasbeenincluded.

BasicNeeds Thestudenthasconsideredevery Thestudenthasconsideredmost Thestudenthasconsideredsome Thestudenthasconsideredveryfew

aspectofcaringfortheirhealthand
nutrition.Detailsmaypictures,
charts,andotherhelpful
informationincludingcontact
agencies.
BudgetPreparation Averydetailedandaccurate
budgethasbeenincludedinchart
form.Afinalcostisclearly
aspectsofcaringfortheirhealthand aspectsofcaringfortheirhealthand aspectsofcaringfortheirhealthand
nutrition.Somepictures,charts,and nutrition. nutrition.
otherhelpfulinformationhasbeen
added.
Adetailedandaccuratebudgethas Afairlygoodbudgethasbeen Littleefforthasbeenmadeto
beenincludedinchartform.Afinal includedbutsomeelementsare preparearealisticbudgetforthe
costisclearlydisplayed. absent. adventure.
displayed.