Beginning

1
Developing
2
Qualified
3
Exemplary
4
Score

States the region in
which the Native
American group
lived.
Region stated
Region stated and
described
Region stated and
described in detail
Region stated and
described in detail. A
picture of the region is
present or a map labeling
the region.

States how the Native
American group got
their food and the
type of food that they
ate.
Type of food that
was eaten is stated
and how the Native
Americans got
their food.
Type of food that
was eaten is stated
and how the Native
Americans got
their food. Stated
that if the Native
Americans were
hunter-gathers or if
they farmed.
Type of food that
was eaten is stated
and how the Native
Americans got
their food. Stated
that if the Native
Americans were
hunter-gathers or if
they farmed. A
description of how
the region effected
how and what type
of food they had.
Type of food that was
eaten is stated and how
the Native Americans got
their food. Stated that if
the Native Americans
were hunter-gathers or if
they farmed. A
description of how the
region effected how and
what type of food they
had. An illustration is
included.

States the everyday
life of the Native
American group.
Only one thing
stated about their
everyday life.
Two things stated
about their
everyday life.
Three things stated
about their
everyday life.
Three things stated about
their everyday life and an
illustration is included.

States the type of
homes that
the Native
Americans lived in
and built.
Describes what
kind of home they
lived in.
Describes what
kind of home they
lived in and what it
was made of.
Describes what
kind of home they
lived in, what it
was made of, and
how the physical
environment
influenced the type
of home they had.
Describes what kind of
home they lived in, what
it was made of, and how
the physical environment
influenced the type of
home they
had. Illustration included.

States the types of
clothes that the
Native Americans
wore.
Describes the types
of clothes that both
women and men
wore.
Describes the types
of clothes that both
women and men
wore and what they
were made of.
Describes the types
of clothes that both
women and men
wore, what they
were made of, and
how the physical
environment
influenced the type
of clothes they
wore.
Describes the types
of clothes that both
women and men wore,
what they were made of,
and how the physical
environment influenced
the type of clothes they
wore. Illustration
included.

States cultural
practice, including
beliefs and religious
practices.
Explains the
cultural practices.
Explains the
cultural practices
and beliefs.
Explains the
cultural practices
and beliefs
including the
religious leaders.
Explains the cultural
practices and beliefs
including the religious
leaders. Illustration
included.

States how the Native
American group was
governed.

Explains the type
of government they
had.
Explains the type of
government they had and
government official titles.