Country Report Scoring Rubric Each individual blog post will be scored by the following Rubric: Category Writing

g Grammar 10 points There are no grammatical mistakes in the blog post. 9-8 points There are few (12) grammatical mistakes on the blog post even after feedback from an adult. The blog post has most of the required amount of paragraphs and sentences. 85% of the facts in the blog post are accurate. The blog post has attractive formatting and well-organized information. 7-6 points There are several (3-7) grammatical mistakes on the blog post even after feedback from an adult. The blog post has half of the required amount of paragraphs and sentences. 70% of the facts in the blog post are accurate. The blog posts information is not confusing. 5 points There are many (8 +) grammatical mistakes on the blog post even after feedback from an adult. Each blog post has less than half the required amount of paragraphs and sentences. 50% or less of the facts in the blog post are accurate. The blog post s formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader. There is a lack of creativity. Graphics and pictures in the blog post do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen.

Writing Organization

The blog post has the required amount of paragraphs and sentences. All facts in the blog post are accurate. The blog post has exceptionally attractive formatting and creative, well-organized information.

Content Accuracy Attractiveness, Creativity & Organization

Graphics/Pictures Graphics and pictures in the blog post go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics

Graphics and pictures in the blog post go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text.

Graphics and pictures in the blog post go well with the text, but there are too few and the blog seems "textheavy

There are seven posts, so the finals grade will be out of 350 points.