Evaluation

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 * Evaluation**
 * **CATEGORY** || **4** || **3** || **2** || **1** ||
 * **Understanding of Topic** || The individual clearly understood the topic in-depth and presented his/her information forcefully and convincingly. || The individual understood the topic in-depth and presented his/her information with ease. || The individual seemed to understand the main points of the topic. || The individual did not show an adequate understanding of the topic. ||
 * **Organization** || All arguments were clearly tied to an idea (position on the issue) and organized in a tight, logical fashion. || Most arguments were clearly tied to an idea (position on the issue) and organized in a logical fashion. || All arguments were clearly tied to an idea (position on the issue) but the organization was sometimes not clear or logical. || Arguments were not clearly tied to an idea (position on the issue). ||
 * **Information** || All information presented in the press release was clear, accurate and thorough. || Most information presented in the press release was clear, accurate and thorough. || Information presented in the press release was clear,accurate,or thorough, but not all of these. || Information had several inaccuracies OR was not clear. ||
 * **Use of Facts/Statistics** || Every major point was well supported with several relevant facts, statistics and/or examples. || Every major point was adequately supported with relevant facts, statistics and/or examples. || Most of the points were supported with facts, statistics and/or examples, but the relevance of some was questionable. || There was little support for the points. ||
 * **Mechanics** || Two or fewer minor mechanical errors. || A few minor mechanical errors. || Several misspellings and/or grammatical errors. || Many errors in spelling and grammar. ||
 * **Participation** || The student completed their job and made insightful comments during the group discussion. || The student completed their job and actively participated in group discussion. || The student completed some of their job and was involved in the group discussion. || The student did not complete their job and made few or no contributions to the group discussion. ||