Name:______

Field Trip Report Evaluation

CONTENT (70 pts)

_____ Identification of topic and objective (5 pts)

·  Clearly state at the beginning of the paper what your objective was

_____ Introduction of topic and presentation of background material (10 pts)

·  Introduce your site and any background information.

_____ Body of paper (50 pts)

·  Discussion of your topics.

_____ Conclusion/summary (5 pts)

·  Briefly describe what you did and what your significant conclusions are.

STYLE/COMMUNICATION (30 pts)

_____ Format/structure (10 pts)

·  Consistency of headings and styles

·  Followed outline…intro, methods, analysis, results, discussion, conclusions.

_____ Grammar/sentence structure (10 pts)

·  Spelling, grammar, run-ons, incomplete sentences

_____ Style (10 pts)

·  All-over readability and interest

·  Use of active voice

·  Logical presentation of ideas

TOTAL POINTS = 100