Rubric

Please review the grading rubric below carefully. For this course, you are required to complete 2 work products: 1) A Balanced Monthly Budget Spreadsheet and 2) A Google Presentation (slideshow) with descriptions and images to support the main budget categories on your spreadsheet.


 * Grading Rubric [[image:right arrow.png width="69" height="26"]] **
 * **Category/** || **4 //Advanced//** || ** 3 //Proficient// ** || **2 //Partially Proficient//** || **1 //Unsatisfactory//** ||
 * **Work Product** || (Exceeds Standards) || (Meets standards) || (Approaching Standards) || (Below Standards) ||
 * ** 1) Monthly Budget **
 * Spreadsheet ** || Same requirements for a 3 **PLUS...**
 * You have gifts to charity of at least $30;
 * You are able to save at least $50 or more for the month;
 * You have budgeted to go on a vacation. || * Budget is __balanced__ (Zero OR positive ending balance-i.e., you did NOT spend more than you earned.)
 * //**All**// "__Necessity__" budget items/categories are included on spreadsheet and are __reasonable__ for size of your family;
 * At least 1 "Optional" expense is included in your spreadsheet with a Google slide to describe it (vacation, gift to a charity **or** savings);
 * **//All//** supporting worksheets have been __correctly__ completed and shared with teacher. || * Budget may not be balanced--i.e., negative balance or can't cover expenses;
 * Missing 1 or more necessary expense items;
 * Missing 1 or more supporting worksheets OR worksheet(s) not completed correctly. || --Budget spreadsheet incomplete and not balanced

--Many missing budget items and incomplete work.

--No supporting worksheets completed. || //**Additionally....**// All slides & content will be graded based on: ......... **--3** important ** life lessons learned ** ............ (& how you will apply what you learned to real life), ......... **--2 or 3 decisions you made to balance ** ** your budget ** (& how you will apply what you learned to real life) **//AND//** ......... **-- your advice ** to other Game of Life players (for the game or for real life). ......... **--2** important ** "life" lessons learned ** ............ (& how you will apply what you learned to real life), ......... **--**Must describe at least **one decision ** .......... ** you made to balance your budget **. || * Some Google slides missing from final presentation;
 * ** 2) Google Presentation **
 * (Slideshow) **
 * Accuracy
 * Quality of information
 * Quality of writing where applicable
 * Creativity
 * Thoughtfulness
 * Completeness || Same requirements for a 3 **PLUS...**
 * Information on each slide is presented in an interesting, creative way with more than one picture, charts, graphs or bullet lists, and engaging explanations;
 * Additional slides are included for charitable gifts, savings, vacation choice or other entertainment expense;
 * __Final "summary" slide includes:__
 * __Bonus slide__--a limerick, poem or rap that describes your life with a fun picture! || * //**All**// Google slides are completed with __most__ of the required information for each budget category (as described on the website page for each budget item);
 * Each slide includes at least one appropriate picture that represents the budget item;
 * Slide presentation includes a title slide AND a table of contents slide (bullet list of slides in the order they are presented).
 * __Final "summary" slide includes__:
 * Some Google slides may not contain enough information to describe the budget item;
 * Missing pictures or images on some slides;
 * Missing or poorly done title slide and/or contents slide. || --Google presentation not finished or missing most slides;

--All slides poorly done, missing most budget information and/or pictures;

--Missing title slide OR contents slide. ||