Performance Task Assessment
Poster

Element	Possible Points	Earned Assessment
Element	Possible Points	Self	Teacher
Main theme is clear when one first looks at the poster. A title helps to identify the theme.
There is a wholeness about the poster. It does not seem like a collection of unrelated information.
The information in the poster is accurate and covers the research questions.
Space, shapes, textures, and colors provide information themselves and add to the over-all effectiveness of the poster.
Pictures, photographs, drawings, diagrams, graphs, or other similar devices add to the over-all effectiveness of the poster.
The format of the poster is appropriate to the task and to the audience for which it is intended.
The poster accomplishes its purpose with its intended audience.
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Adapted by Baltimore County Public Schools, 2004, from materials developed by
Pomperaug Regional School District, Middlebury, CT
Through an agreement with the Maryland Assessment Consortium, permission is granted to
Maryland Public Schools to reproduce this material for non-profit, educational use.