Neatness Information is very organized with wellconstructed paragraphs and subheadings.Assignment is very neat.

Both forms of presentation are organized very well .

Information is Information is organized, but organized with wellparagraphs are not wellconstructed paragraphs. constructed.Assignment is Assignment is neat. not neat. Both forms of Assignment is presentation are not well somewhat neat. Both organized . forms of presentation are organized well .

The information appears to be disorganize d. Assignment has no neatness whatsoever. Both forms of presentatio n are not organized .

MAP (GOES UNDER NEATNESS CATEGORY) Title Title tells the Title tells Title tells the Purpose/content of the map is not purpose/content of the the purpose/cont clear from the title. map, is clearly purpose/c ent of the distinguishable as the ontent of map, but is title (e.g. larger letters, the map not located at underlined, etc), and is and is the top of the printed at the top of the printed at map. map. the top of the map. Map Legend is easy-to-find Legend Legend Legend is absent or lacks several Legend/ and contains a complete contains contains an symbols. Key set of symbols, including a almost a compass rose. complete complete set set of of symbols, symbols, including a including compass a rose. compass rose. Labels & 90-100% of the 89-80% 79-70% of Less than 70% of the Features labels/features can be of the the labels/features can be read easily. read easily. labels/fea labels/feature Neatness tures can s can be read be read easily. easily. Shading Student always uses Student Shading Student does not use shading or it consistent shading to usually varies is done in a way that is NOT show differences among uses somewhat in adequate to show differences data (eg., black for dense consistent intensity but among data. population; gray for shading is still moderate population, to show adequate to etc.). differenc show es among differences data (eg., among data black for (eg., black dense for dense populatio population; n; gray gray for for moderate moderate population, populatio etc.). n, etc.).

Knowled When shown a blank ge base map, the student Gained can rapidly and accurately label at least 10 features.

Spelling/ Capitaliz ation

Neatness of Color and Lines

When When shown When shown a blank base map, the shown a a blank base student can rapidly and accurately blank map, the label fewer than 6 features. base map, student can the rapidly and student accurately can label 6-7 rapidly features. and accuratel y label 89 features. 95-100% of words on 94-85% 84-75% of Less than 75% of the words on the the map are spelled and of the the words on map are spelled and/or capitalized capitalized correctly. words on the map are correctly. the map spelled and are capitalized spelled correctly. and capitalize d correctly. All straight lines are All Most straight Many lines, corrections of errors, ruler-drawn, all errors straight lines are and/or features are not neatly done. have been neatly lines are ruler-drawn, corrected and all rulermost errors features are colored drawn, have been completely. most neatly errors corrected and have most features been are colored neatly completely. corrected and most features are colored completel y.

POWERPOINT (GOES UNDER NEATNESS CATEGORY ) Presentat Well-rehearsed with Rehearse Delivery not ion smooth delivery that d with smooth, but holds audience attention. fairly able to smooth maintain delivery interest of that holds the audience audience most of the attention time. most of the time. Sources Source information Source Source collected for all informati information graphics, facts and on collected for quotes. All documented collected graphics, in desired format. for all facts and graphics, quotes, but facts and not quotes. documented Most in desired document format. ed in desired format. Attractiv Makes excellent use of Makes Makes use of eness font, color, graphics, good use font, color, effects, etc. to enhance of font, graphics, the presentation. color, effects, etc. graphics, but effects, occasionally etc. to these detract enhance from the to presentation presentati content. on. Originali Product shows a large Product Uses other ty amount of original shows people\'s thought. Ideas are some ideas (giving creative and inventive. original them credit), thought. but there is Work little shows evidence of new ideas original and thinking. insights. Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.

Very little or no source information was collected.

Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content.

Uses other people\'s ideas, but does not give them credit.

Oral Interesting, wellPresentat rehearsed with smooth ion delivery that holds audience attention.

Relativel Delivery not y smooth, but interestin able to hold g, audience rehearsed attention with a most of the fairly time. smooth delivery that usually holds audience attention. Require All requirements are met All One ments and exceeded. requireme requirement nts are was not met. completely met. Content Covers topic in-depth Includes Includes with details and essential essential examples. Subject knowledg information knowledge is excellent. e about about the the topic. topic but Subject there are 1-2 knowledg factual e appears errors. to be good.

Delivery not smooth and audience attention lost.

More than one requirement was not completely met.

Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.