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U.S. Regions

Used to assess a project that shows a proposed 7-day vacation in a region of the United States.

Rubric Code: DBW9XB

By czwerman

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Subject: Geography

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

US Region Vacation
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Nature Visits: Parks and water	Poor Named a state or national park and a place to swim and boat, but did not give any specific details about these places. Contains factual errors	Fair Named a state or national park, described where it is and told one thing about this place. Named one place to swim and boat and described where it is located.	Good Named a state or national park, described where it is and told abut the land features, plants and animals here. Named one place to swim and boat and described where it is located and what it looks like. Included some information about the climate.	Excellent Named a state or national park, described where it is and told about the land features, plants and animals here. Named one place to swim and boat and described where it is located and what it looks like. Included some information about the climate and described the clothing and gear a tourist would need to bring on a trip here. Clearly explained what could be done in a 2-day trip to these places.
Major City Visit	Poor Did not provide any specific details about your city Contains factual errors	Fair Named a city in this region and included information about where the city is located and one place that someone could visit.	Good Named a city in this region and included information about where the city is located, an interesting building and park that could be visited, and some ideas about what a visitor might shop for and eat during a visit to this city.	Excellent Named a city in this region and included information about where the city is located, more than one interesting building and outdoor place that could be visited. Listed shopping areas and interesting products, and some ideas for food from this region. Clearly explained what could be done on a 2-day visit to this city.
Visit to fun places	Poor Named at least one amusement park, sports stadium or fun festival, but did not provide any specific details about it. Contains factual errors	Fair Named at least 2 of the following: Amusement or theme park Sports stadium Fun Festival and described where each is located	Good Named at least 2 of the following: Amusement or theme park Sports stadium Fun Festival and described where each is located and what there is to do there.	Excellent Named all of the following: Amusement or theme park Sports stadium Fun Festival and described where each is located, what there is to do at each one. Described exactly what you would do if you had 2 days to visit these places.
Historical Site Visit	Poor Named an historical site or landmark, but did not provide any specific details about it. Contains factual errors	Fair Named an historical site or landmark and described where it is located and some information about why it is important.	Good Named an historical site or landmark, described where it is located, why it is important and what it looks like. Also named an important person from this region.	Excellent Named an historical site or landmark, described where it is located, why it is important and what it looks like. Also named an important person from this region and described why this person is important. Described exactly what you could do if you had one day to visit this place.
Overall presentation	Poor Presentation is sloppy with grammar and spelling errors. Difficult to see how the pieces fit together. Not attractive to look at.	Fair Some grammar and spelling errors. It is somewhat difficult to follow without help from the group. Does not seem that a good deal of attention was given to the appearance of the presentation.	Good Few grammar or spelling errors. Easy to understand the tour. Photos and illustrations are included to help us see what will be on the tour. Attractive presentation.	Excellent Very few grammar or spelling errors Easy to understand exactly what will happen on this tour. Photos and illustrations greatly help us understand what will be on the tour. Attractive presentation. Includes bonus information about the culture of this region.
Group Cooperation	Poor Most group members do not seem to understand the information in the project. Group had difficulty working together and meeting deadlines.	Fair It appears that one or two people in this group did most of the work. Not all group members can easily describe the tour.	Good Most group members contributed to the project. Group worked well to divide responsibilities. Each members contributions are obvious. Group members can describe the tour.	Excellent All group members contributed to the project in a significant way. Group worked well to divide responsibilities. Each members contributions are obvious. Group members can describe the tour and answer questions about it to provide more information.

Keywords:

US Regions

Subjects:

Geography

Types:

Project

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