Looking Down the Road Rubric
| Assignment | Outstanding | Standard | Substandard |
| 15-11 points | 10-6 points | 5-0 points | |
| Career Paragraph | Student adds additional information to the required information. | Student includes the pros and cons of their career and includes information about schooling, working conditions, employment, job outlook and salary. | Student does not includes the pros and cons of their career and/or includes information about schooling, working conditions, employment, job outlook and salary. |
| Job Description | In addition to the required, student researches prospective employer and includes this information. | Student chooses a career and records location and salary. | Student does not find a job and/or record location and salary. |
| Take Home Pay | Student correctly calculates take home pay and fills in all necessary information. | Student correctly calculates take home pay but does not fill in all necessary information. | Student does not correctly calculate take home pay and/or fill in necessary information.. |
| Vehicle | In addition to the required, student researches amenities of new vehicle and includes this information. | Student buys a new or used vehicle, includes a picture and notes the purchase price with other required information. | Student does not buy a new or used vehicle and/or include a picture and purchase price. |
| Car Loan Calculation | Besides the required information, student uses and explains alternate interest rate and/or includes information about rebates and incentives. | Student calculates the monthly car loan payments. | Student does not calculate the monthly car loan payments. |
| Home | In addition to the required, student researches prospective neighborhood and includes this information. | Student finds a home, includes a picture, and notes address, description of amenities, and cost. | Student does not find a home and/or include a picture, address, description of amenities, and cost. |
| Monthly Budget | In addition to the required, student includes a title and cell color to key headings and numbers. | Student creates a spreadsheet which includes the required categories, correctly formatted cells and correct formulas. | Student does not create a spreadsheet and/or does not include all budget categories, incorrectly formats cells, incorrectly formulates total expenses, income and balance. |
| Investment | Student chooses 4 types of investments includes all required information and charts and graphs. | Student chooses 3 types of investments and includes a basic rationale behind the purchase (price, interest rate, yield, length of investment, etc...) | Student does not identify 2 types of investment and/or neglects to state the rationale behind the purchase. |
| Updated Budget | In addition to the required, student formats cells and adjusts formulas, if necessary. | Student adds the monthly investment payment to budget. | Student does not add monthly investment payment to budget. |
| Chart | Student represents budget in a chart that provides powerful visual impact. | Student represents budget in an appropriate chart. | Student does not represent budget in a chart and/or chooses a type which does not effectively represent information. |
| Power Point Slides | Student creates 9 or more slides, including a title slide and summary slide, with appropriate visual contrast, adds transitions, includes sound and/or custom animations, includes required information and | Student creates 8 slides, including a title slide and summary slide, with appropriate visual contrast, adds transitions, includes required information. | Student creates 7 or fewer slides, may or may not include title slide or summary slide, use appropriate visual contrast, add transitions, |
| Presentation | presents show to class, using slides as a guide without reading from them, with good eye contact, and good voice projection. | Presents show to class with good eye contact and/or good voice projection. | Student does not present show to class and/or reads off slides, stumbles through presentation. |
| Packet | Student neatly assembles and labels all assignments together, in a folder, in the order assigned, adding an appropriate cover page, table of contents and presents packet to teacher. | Student neatly assembles all assignments together in the order assigned and presents packet to teacher. | Student does not present packet to teacher and/or does not assemble in the correct order. |