as below

Name:	Poor	Fair	Good	Great	Points
Format 10% of grade	Did not follow required format, doesn’t have a title or subheadings	Minimal effort to follow required format, has a title but doesn’t describe topic, no subheadings	Reasonable effort to follow required format, has a title which gives information about the main topic, some subheadings	Followed required format, clear title which gives specific information about main topic, all subheadings	/5
Introduction 10% of grade	There is no clear introduction or objective/hypothesis and the structure of the paper is missing.	The introduction states the objective/hypothesis but does not adequately preview the structure of the paper.	The introduction states the objective/hypothesis and previews the structure of the paper.	The introduction is engaging, states the objective/hypothesis and previews the structure of the paper.	/5
Chico Precipitation 10% of grade	Incorrect results provided, Mediterranean climate not defined, precipitation pattern/distribution not described, lack of specific data	Mostly correct results provided, Mediterranean climate somewhat defined, precipitation pattern/distribution described poorly, lack of specific data, poor organization of material	All results recorded and organized in an acceptable manner, Mediterranean climate defined, precipitation pattern/distribution described, specific data present, organization is logical	All results recorded and organized in an clear manner, Mediterranean climate defined, precipitation pattern/distribution described well, specific data present, organization is logical and clear	/5
El Niño Potential Impact 20% of grade	Incorrect results provided, analysis of data is incorrect, observations not included, poor organization of data, lack of specific data	Mostly correct results provided, analysis of data is present but lacking substance, observations not included or lacking, minimal organization and reporting of specific data	All results are recorded and organized in an acceptable manner, analysis of data is provided with a few errors, observations included, specific data included	All results are recorded and organized in a clear manner, Analysis of data is provided with no errors, observations clearly included, data is specific and logically organized	/10
2015-16 El Niño Comparison 20% of grade	Incorrect comparison provided, analysis of data is incorrect, observations not included, poor organization of data, lack of conclusive data comparison	Mostly correct comparison provided, analysis of data is present but lacks substance, observations lacking, minimal organization and reporting of data comparison	Data comparisons are recorded and organized in an acceptable manner, analysis is provided with a few errors, observations included, logical conclusive statements	Comparison of data is recorded and organized in a clear manner, analysis is provided with no errors, observations clearly included, logical conclusive statements	/10
Conclusion/Summary 10% of grade	Does not summarize paper, repeats previous statements. Not clearly a conclusion. Presents new material.	Minimal attempt to summarize paper, has repetition of previous statements and/or presents new material.	Clear summary of paper, repeats some previous statements. Student clearly understands research but did not perfectly articulate a summary.	Clear summary of paper, does not repeat previous statements. Student clearly understands research and effectively articulates a summary.	/5
Professionalism 10% of grade	Numerous and distracting errors in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and/or grammar	Many errors in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and/or grammar.	Almost no errors in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and/or grammar	No errors in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and/or grammar	/5
Rough Draft 10% of grade	Did not bring a rough draft at all.	N/A	Rough draft was present though lacked substance.	Extensive rough draft was presented.	/5
Total Points						/50

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