Vacant Lot Grading Rubric

Name(s): ___________________________________________ Date:____________________

Category 5 4 3 2 1

Business Name chosen for Name chosen for Name chosen for Name chosen is Name is not
business is business is business is questionable and appropriate or is
Name appropriate, appropriate and appropriate. no evidence in duplicate of
unique, and aligns professional. Minimal evidence consideration of existing local
well with business Evidence of of consideration in the naming business.
identity. Group naming process the naming process.
shared evidence shared. process.
of a thorough or
well thought out
naming process.

Business Product/Service Product/Service Product/Service Product/Service Product/Service

proposed in proposed in proposed in isn’t appropriate or not identified or
Plan Business Plan for Business Plan for Business Plan is a doesn’t align with lacking clear plan
VLP is an VLP is appropriate feasible business information for proposed
appropriate and could be a fit but doesn’t align provided about the business.
selection and for the community, well with the community of
aligns well with aligns with some Luverne Luverne.
community of the community community based
demographics & demographics or on current
psychographics psychographics presentation.

Vacant Lot Presentation Presentation Presentation Presentation did No visual included

included a visual included a visual included a visual not include any of vacant lot.
Photo of chosen vacant of the chosen of the chosen visual or
lot & sound vacant lot & vacant lot but no reasoning.
reasoning based reasoning why this reasoning to select
on data to support lot was selected the lot for business
why this lot was for future location.
selected for future business.
business.

Organized Great use of Good use of Good use of data Not well Poorly presented,
graphics & data to graphics & data to to help present organized, lacks lacks information,
Data & give the audience help aid the view of business. visuals in spelling errors, or
Presentation a believable view audience in view Lacks graphics for presentation, incomplete visual
for the future of of future business. visuals. Some spelling errors, not presentation.
your business. No No spelling errors. spelling errors. well formatted. Not
spelling or (3-5 slides) (3-5 slides) enough
grammatical errors information.
(5 slide minimum)

Project Students had Students had good Students cited Students cited No data to support
strong evidence of evidence of data minimal data minimal to no data the presentation,
Research & data throughout throughout the throughout the throughout the and/or no
Additional the presentation. 5 presentation. 3-5 presentation. 1-2 presentation. Only references
or more References for references for one or no included in the
Sources references cited VLP. VLP. references for presentation.
for VLP. VLP.

Business Students delivered Students delivered Students delivered Students delivered No business pitch
a solid business a solid business a business pitch a business pitch was made as to
Pitch pitch supporting with some with minimal with no supporting why this business
their decision for supporting supporting data for data, and/or not a would be a good fit
the chosen vacant information. their decision. Not good fit for the for the Luverne
lot. Business Plausible business a good fit for the Luverne community.
 decision well decision for Luverne community.
backed by sound Luverne, may be a community.
data & research. better fit for
another
community.

SCORE

TOTAL /30

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