PERFORMANCE TASK #1: TIMELINE

1. Create a timeline of different devices

from the prehistoric age, industrial
age, electronic age, through to the
digital age.
2. For each item of media, the learners
are to include a picture or image,
year and short description.
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Things to bring:
• ¼ illustration board
• Magazine/Newspaper
• Coloring materials
• Sign pen/Marker
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Plastic Cover
• Tape
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Criteria 25 20 15 10
Completion Timeline is completely Timeline is Timeline is Timeline is
finished. incomplete and incomplete and incomplete and
contains 1 to 3 contains 4 to 6 contains 7
unfinished elements. unfinished unfinished
elements. elements.
Graphics All graphics are related All graphics are Some (up to 59%) Most (60%) of the
to content. All graphics related to content. All of the graphics are graphics are
are in appropriate size graphics are in unrelated to unrelated to
and good quality. appropriate size and content. Too many content. Too many
Graphics create an good quality. graphics on one graphics on one
overall theme and make Graphics do not page. Some of the page. Most of the
connections that help create an overall graphics are graphics are
the audience understand theme, but show a distracting. Images distracting. Images
the concepts. general flow of are of poor quality. are of poor quality.
topics. They are either too They are either too
large or too small. large or too small.
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Criteria 25 20 15 10
Mechanics Most words are carefully Some words are Words are chosen Words are chosen
chosen; writing is clear carefully chosen; with less care; with less care;
and legible. Most words writing is clear and writing is writing is
are spelled correctly and legible. Most words sometimes unclear. sometimes unclear;
proper punctuation is are spelled correctly Most words are some words are
employed. and proper spelled correctly spelled incorrectly
punctuation is and is and proper
employed. grammatically punctuation is not
correct. employed.

Content Major points are Major points are Major points are Topics is
presented and fully presented and some presented and oversimplified or
supported with of them are not most of them are fails to present
convincing arguments, supported with not supported with major points.
ideas and data. convincing convincing
arguments, ideas arguments, ideas
and data. and data.