Score Levels	Content	Conventions	Organization
4	§ Is well thought out and supports the solution to the challenge or question § Reflects application of critical thinking § Has clear goal that is related to the topic § Is accurate § Information fully relates back to the event in Pompeii and is described in detail.	§ No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors § High-level use of vocabulary and word choice	§ Information is clearly focused in an organized and thoughtful manner. § Information is constructed in a logical pattern to support the solution. § Information touches fully on each bulleted task.
3	§ Is well thought out and supports the solution § Has application of critical thinking that is apparent § Has clear goal that is related to the topic § Is accurate § Information relates back to the event in Pompeii and is described.	§ Few (1 to 3) spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors § Good use of vocabulary and word choice	§ Information supports the solution to the challenge or question § Information touches on each bulleted task.
2	§ Supports the solution § Has application of critical thinking that is apparent § Has no clear goal § Has some factual errors or inconsistencies § The student touches upon how the experiment relates back to Pompeii but does not describe it in detail.	§ Minimal (3 to 5) spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors § Low-level use of vocabulary and word choice	§ Project has a focus but might stray from it at times. § Information appears to have a pattern, but the pattern is not consistently carried out in the project. § Information loosely supports the solution. § Information touches briefly on each bulleted task.
1	§ Provides inconsistent information for solution § Has no apparent application of critical thinking § Has no clear goal § Has significant factual errors, misconceptions, or misinterpretations § The student does not relate the activity back to Pompeii.	§ More than 5 spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors § Poor use of vocabulary and word choice	§ Content is unfocused and haphazard. § Information does not support the solution to the challenge or question. § Information has no apparent pattern. § Information does not touch on a bulleted task.