| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 
                      
                        | Attractiveness | The collage is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. | The collage is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. | The collage is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. | The collage is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive. | 
                      
                        | Graphics Clarity | Graphics are all in focus and the content easily viewed. | Most graphics are in focus and the content easily viewed. | Most graphics are in focus and the content is easily viewed. | Many graphics are not clear or are too small. | 
                      
                        | Graphics Relevance | All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation. | All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation. | All graphics relate to the topic. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation. | Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation. | 
                      
                        | Knowledge Gained | Student can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster. | Student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster. | Student can accurately answer about 75% of questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster. | Student appears to have insufficient knowledge about the facts or processes used in the poster. | 
                    
                      2001, 2002, 2003 High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium HPR*TEC