| Completeness | Spelling & Grammar | Attention to Detail | Design and Presentation - | Timeliness |
| The project was completed in a hurry and a lot of mistakes were left uncorrected. 23 points | Did spelling Count? 23 points | Looks like a last minute job. You left a shoe print and ink blotches on the front. The poster is hand written. 23 points | No apparent rehearsel. No eye contact. 23 points | |
| An attempt to address errors and mistakes was made, but the project could have been better. Shows signs of some input from a parent, or other objective source of advice. 24-26 points | An attempt to address spelling errors and grammatical mistakes was made, though not very successfully. 24-26 points | A better job than above, but not too much attention to details. Used clippings and pictures. The layout is readable, but carelessly done. 24-26 points | Better than above, but still little eye contact 24-26 points | |
| There are visual aids and graphics attached. An attempt was made to keep errors and mistakes to a minimum. 27-34 points | There are two or more spelling errors and/or grammatical mistakes. 27-34 points | At least 10 extra bits of information. The reader learns something from the poster and accompanying presentation. 27-34 points | Neat and clean. You spoke to the audience and made eye contact during most of the presentation. 27-34 points | |
| The are very few errors. This poster looks like a graphic artist made it. 35-39 points | The poster is free of all of these types of errors. 35-39 points | Stop, Stop! There is too much detail. Your poster and speech are so well prepared I'm overwhelmed. 35-39 points | Looks like you are ready to go to work on CNN. 35-39 points | 39 points |