Components	Incomplete/ Unacceptable	Good	Excellent
Text: The text is grammatically correct and appropriate to a school situation.	1-5 points Numerous grammatical mistakes are made. These may include spelling, punctuation, or sentence structure. The material is not appropriate for a school.	6-8 points A few words are either misused or misspelled. A few grammar and punctuation may have been found. The message's content appears to be somewhat appropriate to a school situation and the grade for which it is designed.	9-10 points No misspelling, grammar, or punctuation mistakes are evident. The textual content is appropriate for the grade level and a school situation. Writing is crisp, clear, easy to read and succinct.
Graphics, sound, and animation	1-5 points The graphics, sounds, and/or animations appear to have no relation to the text. Meaning is unknown.	6-8 points Some minor confusion as to the message exists because of the graphics, sounds, and/or animations. Relation is artificial and somewhat strained.	9-10 points Graphics, and/or sounds, and/or animations are very appropriate. They lend additional information or motivation without detracting from the message.
Introduction, overview for the teacher.	1-5 points An external teacher would be lost in trying to decide how the unit should be taught.	6-8 points Teacher material is somewhat vague as to how the lesson should be implemented.	9-10 points Teacher notes are explicit and well written.
Resources	1-5 points There are numerous problems in your links to the resources. Many of the links either don't work, or point to irrelevant sites.	6-8 points Most links to your resources work fine, but there are a few that point to sources which are superfluous to the task.	9-10 points All links to your resources are appropriate and working. All handouts and resources needed for the students are available for printing
Critical Thinking	1-5 points The tasks that students are asked to complete are superficial, or only require a minimum of thinking. The thinking level is focused on finding facts (knowledge and comprehension).	6-8 points The tasks provided for the students to complete require a component of higher-level thinking. The thinking level is focused on facts and application.	9-10 points The tasks provided for the students require that they bring critical thinking skills to the problem during synthesis and evaluation.
Process	1-5 points The steps to complete the process are not spelled out. Students may be confused. It is unclear as to what they are to accomplish as they work through the problem.	6-8 points The steps to complete the process are recognizable, but may cause some confusion due to lack of clarity. The task may be misconstrued by some students.	9-10 points The process students should proceed through to complete the project is broken out into clearly described steps and is well written.
Interdisciplinary Teaching	1-10 points There appears to be little interdisciplinary teaching in the units provided. No underlying theme is used around which to structure the unit.	11-16 points Some interdisciplinary teaching is present, but it appears to be superficial and somewhat contrived, or exists solely at the discipline-based or parallel discipline design.	17-20 points The interdisciplinary nature of the unit is obvious. It resembles Jacob's complementary or interdisciplinary units or courses.
Evaluation	1-5 points It is unclear what the students are to do or show that demonstrates they have learned anything from the activity.	6-8 points Directions are provided on what students are to produce to demonstrate their growth, but it is questionable how well this actually reflects their learning.	9-10 points Explicit directions are included which tell how the students demonstrate their growth in knowledge. The "product" reflects this growth.
Assignment is turned in on time	1-5 points Material was submitted more than one class late.	6-8 points Assignment was submitted up to one class late.	9-10 points Material was submitted on time.