Awesome

Admirable

Acceptable

Group Work

Each Member shows responsibility for his or her duties. All members perform extremely well.

Each members shows responsibility for his or her duties. All or most members perform duties well.

Some members perform duties satisfactorily, others do not participate fully.

Accuracy

Finished map represents mountains, hills, plains, and major bodies of water precisely. Elevations are accurate.

Finished map represents mountains, hills, plains, and major bodies of water. Elevations are accurate.

Finished map shows large landform shapes. Some landforms and bodies of water are slightly misshapen or misplaced.

Quality of Construction

Finished map demonstrates and imaginative and attractive use of color to show elevation. The map is neat and sturdy.

Colors showing elevations are neatly painted. The map is neat and sturdy

Colors have been used to show elevation. The map is sturdy.

Labels and Legends

Labels are neat and spelled correctly. Legend shows and accurate color key. Elevation scale is consistent.

Legend shows an accurate color key. Elevation scale is consistent.

Some features are not labeled, but most are labeled. Legend or elevation scaled may be inconsistent.
Presentation/Speaking Students are enthusiastic during the presentation. They enunciate clearly, project their voices, maintain eye contact with their audience and speak in complete sentences. Students are engaged during the presentation. They enunciate cleraly, project their voices, and speak mostly in complete sentences. Students present their material cleraly and try to maintain eye contact.

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*This rubric is adapted from World Explorer Series: Latin America, Prentice Hall Publisher

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