Woman of the Year evaluation
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| Informational Content | All facts in the brochure are accurate. Contains 4-5 facts EACH about family history, accomplishments, and others affected. | 99-90% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. May contain less than 4 facts in each of three content areas. | 89-80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. May be missing an area, or have 3 or fewer facts for each section. | Fewer than 80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. May be missing two or more content areas, or have 2 or fewer facts per section. |
| Introduction | Explains topic clearly in 3-4 sentences, including a 'hook' to catch the reader's attention, and a statement of purpose. | May be missing one of the required elements, or be shorter than 3 sentences, but topic is still introduced. | May be missing 2 of the required elements, or may be shorter than 2 sentences. Leaves reader somewhat confused about the topic. | May be only one sentence, contains inadequate information to introduce topic. |
| Conclusion | Clearly explains why this woman should be chosen as WOTY, and gives 3-4 persuasive reasons/evidence to back up the opinion. | May be missing one of the required elements, but is still persuasive. | May be missing two of the required elements, and does not give evidence that supports the opinion statement. | Contains only opinion statement with no evidence to persuade the reader. |
| Bibliography | One web & 2 print sources were used and are documented correctly: ABC order, punctuation and order of info. are all correct. | Bibliography is mostly correct, but may include 1-2 mistakes. | Bibliography contains 3 or more mistakes, but is recognizable. | Bibliography is present, but unrecognizable as such. |
| Logo | Design is original, neat, and in color. Includes a picture/graphic related to the topic, as well as the woman's name & "WOTY" | Design is somewhat original, slightly sloppy, but includes all required elements. | May be missing 1 of the required elements, or may be difficult to understand. | Design is unoriginal, sloppy, and missing more than 2 required elements. |
| Writing - Organization | Each section in the brochure has a clear beginning, middle, and end. | Almost all sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end. | Most sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end. | Less than half of the sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end. |
| Writing - Grammar | There are no grammatical mistakes in the brochure. | There are no grammatical mistakes in the brochure after feedback from an adult. | There are 1-2 grammatical mistakes in the brochure even after feedback from an adult. | There are several grammatical mistakes in the brochure even after feedback from an adult. |
| Spelling & Proofreading | No spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure. | No more than 1 spelling error remains after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure. | No more than 3 spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure. | Several spelling errors in the brochure. |
| Writing - Mechanics | Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the brochure. | Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the brochure after feedback from an adult. | There are 1-2 capitalization and/or punctuation errors in the brochure even after feedback from an adult. | There are several capitalization or punctuation errors in the brochure even after feedback from an adult. |
| Attractiveness & Organization | The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information. | The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information. | The brochure has well-organized information. | The brochure's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader. |