Virtual Judging Procedures

The Documentary Judging Instructions provides the criteria and rules pertaining to this category. Please review this document before judging.

When judging the documentaries, think of something you might view on PBS. It should not be simply a performance on video, or a lecture. Student must run all equipment.

The Paper Judging Instructions provides the criteria and rules pertaining to this category. Please review this document before judging.

A bibliography should be attached to the process paper. Evaluate their bibliographies based on the strength of their sources and on the breadth of their research, appropriate to the topic and a young person's ability to investigate sources.

The Exhibit Judging Instructions provides the criteria and rules pertaining to this category. Please review this document before judging.

Exhibits should resemble a museum exhibit writ small; it should contain only 500 student composed words (this does not include primary sources such as newspaper articles or words in images, but does include timelines, captions, etc.)

The Performance Judging Instructions provides the criteria and rules pertaining to this category. Please review this document before judging.

A performance must be original (they cannot use something already written). Performers should display stage presence, including clear and audible voices. Costumes do not need to be authentic but should be appropriate to the topic. Take into considerations nerves and forgotten lines when timing the performance.

The Website Judging Instructions provides the criteria and rules pertaining to this category. Please review this document before judging.

A website can have up to 1,200 visible student-composed words. One part of the website must serve as the "home page." No links to outside sources are allowed. The process paper and annotated bibliography should be located on the website. All pages must be connected with hypertext links.