The rubric lists the criteria for judging educational posters on required elements, labels, content accuracy, attractiveness, grammar/spelling, effort, and assigns point values. To score fully, a poster must include the poster maker's name, correct size/thickness, title, reference a current skillathon topic, include a game/activity with instructions and answer key, and list any other resources. Labels must be readable from 3 feet away. Content must be fully accurate and the poster attractive. No more than one grammar/spelling mistake is permitted. Significant effort is expected to be exhibited.

1. FSF 2014 EDUCATIONAL POSTERS
This rubric lists the criteria for the judging of your poster and is used as the scoring tool for the judging. It
wasdeveloped to inform you as to how your poster was evaluated.
Possible Points
5
4-3
All required elements All but 1 of the required
Required Elements
elements are included on
the poster
*Name on back
(5)
are included on the
poster
2-1
Attachments to poster
extending the poster size
or greater than 1” in width
on the poster.
*Correct poster
size/thickness(less
than 1”) and
attachments ON
poster less than 1”
0
Several
DQ: Poster Size DQ:
Not Current
required
elements were
missing
Skill-a-ton Topic
DQ: Previously judged
poster in other category
current year or past
years.
*Title
*Current Skillathon
Topics – any in book
*Game or Activity –
Needs instruction and
answer key
*If other resources
used – must be listed
on back
Labels (5)
Content –
Information
Accuracy (5)
Attractiveness (5)
Most items/pictures are
All items/pictures are labeled and easily read
labeled and easily
from 3 ft. away.
read from at least 3 ft.
away
Brand names showing
All accurate facts
/details/ definitions
are displayed on the
poster.
The poster is
Labels are too No labeling on pictures
small to read or items
Pictures only
Most accurate
no text
facts/details/definition s
Minimal information
are displayed on the
Text only no
poster.
pictures
The poster is
The poster is The poster is not
acceptable.
messy.
attractive.
exceptionally
attractive in terms
of design, layout,
and neatness
There are 2
grammatical
grammatical
/spelling
/spelling mistakes
mistakes on
on the poster.
the poster.
Min effort
More information ,
with mostly
good use of space
Re-phrased and in own copy/paste
writing or printed
text or
Much time
pictures on
expended
poster
Grammar/Spelling There are NO
(5)
Effort (5)
TOTAL (30)
There is 1
grammatical/spelling
mistake on the poster.
There are more than 2
grammatical/spelling
mistakes on the
poster.
Black/white only
Pencil only
Little effort in poster