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Interpretive Talk 103
Conducted Activity 210
Interpretive Demonstration 220
Interpretive Writing 230
Curriculum-based Program 270
Planning Park Interpretation 310
Interpretive Media Development 311
Leaning Interpreters 330
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Assessment Rubric for Developmental Level Benchmark Competency:
Module 230: Effective Interpretive Writing

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

 

Last module update: August, 2003
Editor: STMA Training Manager Interpretation

 
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