Year 9 / Domain: SMC / Date Assigned: / Due Date: /
Assessment Task Title: Marvellous Melbourne
Student’s Name:

Assessment Task

You will be attending two days of excursions in the City of Melbourne. You will be required to complete group walking tours for both the Northbank/ Southbank and Arcades and Laneways Tours. In addition to this, each group member will need to complete an individual report of approximately 600-800 words discussing Federation Square, the Queen Victoria Market and the City Circle tram.
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Rubric for assessing your work

Rubric Description / Above expectations / Meets expectations / Meets expectations / Working towards expectations
Geographical knowledge and skills
-Walking Tours (walking routes) / Students collected significantly detailedgeographical information from numerous and varied electronic and print media sources to map out their walking tour routes / Students collected detailed geographical information from a variety of electronic and print media sources to map out their walking tour routes / Students collected sufficient geographical information from electronic and print media sources to map out their walking tour routes / Students collected some geographical information from electronic and print media sources to map out their walking tour routes
/10 / /8 / /6 / /4
Geographical skills and knowledge
- Walking Tours (photographs, information, etc.) / Students identified and gathered significantly detailed geographical information from both excursions and organised, processed and communicated it using a wide range of written, oral, visual and graphic forms. / Students identified and gathered detailed geographical information from both excursions and organised, processed and communicated it using arange of written, oral, visual and graphic forms. / Students identified and gathered sufficient geographical information from both excursions and organised, processed and communicated it using written, oral, visual and graphic forms. / Students identified and gathered some geographical information from both excursions and attempted to organise, process and communicate it using written, oral, visual or graphic forms.
/20 / /16 / /12 / /8
Use of ICT
-Walking Tours / Digital technology has been used to advertise Melbourne in a highly creative and effective manner. / Digital technology has been used to advertise Melbourne in a creative manner. / Digital technology has been used to attempt to advertise Melbourne. / Digital technology has been used. However, Melbourne has not been advertised.
/10 / /8 / /6 / /4
Written expression
-Individual Report / Student presented their report in the correct structurewith great detail (introduction, body, conclusion). Correct spelling, grammar and punctuation (no errors). / Student presented their reportin the correct structure(introduction, body, conclusion). Mostly correct spelling, grammar and punctuation (no more than two errors). / Student attempted to present their reportin the correct structure (introduction, body, conclusion). Some correct spelling, grammar and punctuation (no more than six errors). / Student has exercised little control over the report structure (introduction, body, conclusion). Rarely correct spelling, grammar and punctuation (more than six errors).
/10 / /8 / /6 / /4
Work collaboratively
-Peer Evaluation / Student always worked collaboratively to complete set tasks. / Student usually worked collaboratively to complete set tasks. / Student sometimes worked collaboratively to complete set tasks. / Student rarely worked collaboratively to complete set tasks.
/10 / /8 / /6 / /4
% Score
50% is required to pass / S/N Result / /60

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