Demonstrates
certification standards: The submitted written interpretive
product is...
1)
successful in creating opportunities for the readers
to form their own intellectual and emotional connections
with meanings/significance inherent in the resource;
AND
2)
appropriate for the audience, and provides a clear focus
for their connection with the resources(s) by demonstrating
the cohesive development of a relevant idea or ideas,
rather than relying primarily on chronological narrative
or a series of related facts.
Descriptors:
Communicates an appropriate depth and amount of
relevant information
Communicates an understanding of resources/park
story/national significance
Provides a balanced treatment and acknowledges
multiple points of view
Is presented in an engaging style appropriate to
the audience and medium
Demonstrates creativity
Encourages or moves audience toward higher-level
concepts, such as resource protection, stewardship,
and global issues as appropriate
Incorporates thematic structure and organization
Avoids spelling, grammatical, typographical, and
stylistic errors which impede understanding and interpretive
effectiveness
Approaching
certification standards: The submitted written interpretive
product may be...
1) successful in creating an opportunity for the
readers to form their own intellectual and emotional
connections with meanings/significance inherent in the
resource;
OR
2) appropriate for the audience, and provides a
clear focus for their connection with the resource(s)
by demonstrating the cohesive development of a relevant
idea or ideas, rather than relying primarily on chronological
narrative or a series of related facts.
OR NEITHER.
Descriptors:
Communicates an inappropriate depth and amount
of relevant information
Partially communicates an understanding of resources/park
story/national significance
Attempts to provide a balanced treatment but insufficiently
acknowledges multiple points of view
Style is less than engaging or inappropriate to
the audience or medium
Insufficiently encourages or moves audience toward
higher-level concepts, such as resource protection,
stewardship, and global issues as appropriate
Lacks thematic structure and organization
Contains spelling, grammatical, typographical,
or stylistic errors which impede or compromise interpretive
effectiveness