Timeline Rubric

Student Name:

Category 4 3 2 1
Included events are Most of the included Some events included Many major events
important and events are important are trivial, and major are excluded, and too
Quality of content interesting. No major or interesting. One or events are missing. many trivial events
details are excluded. two major events are included.
may be missing.

The timeline contains The timeline contains The timeline contains The timeline contains
at least 8–10 events at least 6–7 events at least 5 events fewer than 5 events.
Quantity of facts related to the topic related to the topic related to the topic
being studied. being studied. being studied.

Facts are accurate for Facts are accurate for Facts are accurate for Facts are often
Accuracy of all events reported on almost all events most (~75%) of the inaccurate for events
the timeline. reported on the events reported on reported on the
content
timeline. the timeline. timeline.

Events are placed in Almost all events are Most (~75%) of the Most events are
Sequence of proper order. placed in proper events are placed in incorrectly placed on
content order. proper order. the timeline.

An accurate, An accurate, An accurate date has Dates are inaccurate

complete date has complete date has been included for or missing for several
Dates been included for been included for almost every event. events.
each event. almost every event.

Events are clearly Events are described Events are not Events are described
described using well, but language is described well and using vague language
Sentence fluency accurate and vivid sometimes vague or language is often or inaccurate
language. inaccurate. vague or inaccurate. information.

Punctuation, spelling Punctuation, spelling Punctuation, spelling, There are many

and capitalization and capitalization and capitalization are punctuation, spelling,
were checked by were checked by mostly correct, but and capitalization
Mechanics another student and another student and were not checked by errors.
are correct are mostly correct. another student.
throughout.

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