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My Own Island

Map of an Imaginary Island

Create your own imaginary island to demonstrate what you have learned about geography.

Rubric Code: F8B865

By petersensnyder

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Subject: Geography

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Problem Solving - Skills Taught
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Location	Excellent Student determined where his/her island would be located on a world map. Includes the name of the ocean and an approximate coordinate location. This information is included on the map itself.	Good Student determined where his/her island would be located on a world map. Includes the name of the ocean and an approximate coordinate location.	Fair Student determined where his/her island would be located on a world map. Includes the name of the ocean OR an approximate coordinate location.	Poor Student determined where his/her island would be located on a world map but were not specific enough.
Physical Characteristics	Excellent Island shape is creative. Multiple landforms, water sources, and landscape features are included. Student's choices are both creative and realistic. Clearly inhabitable by humans.	Good Island shape is creative. Multiple landforms, water sources, and landscape features are included. Student's choices are realistic. Probably inhabitable by humans.	Fair Island shape is clear. Landforms, water sources, and landscape features are included. Student's choices are mostly realistic. Probably inhabitable by humans.	Poor Island shape is unclear. -OR- Landforms, water sources, and landscape features may be missing. -OR- Student's choices are unrealistic. Probably NOT inhabitable by humans.
Map Key & Compass Rose	Excellent Key is easy-to-find and contains a complete set of symbols or colors labeled. Compass rose is easy-to-find and contains cardinal direction.	Good Key contains a complete set of symbols or colors labeled. Compass rose contains most cardinal directions labeled.	Fair Key contains an almost complete set of symbols or colors labeled. Compass rose is almost complete with one cardinal direction labeled.	Poor Key is absent or key lacks several symbols or colors. Compas rose is absent or incorrectly labeled.
Task Work
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Narrative Answer two questions about your map in full paragraphs.	Excellent One paragraph provides a short description of your island, explaining what is most important. One paragraph explains how you made choices for your island. Paragraphs are written using R.A.C.E.	Good One paragraph provides a short description of your island, explaining what is most important. One paragraph explains how you made choices for your island.	Fair One of the two paragraphs does not clearly describe or explain.	Poor One of the two paragraphs is missing or both paragraphs do not clearly describe or explain.
Completion	Excellent Map, checklist, and narrative are complete. Map and narrative are neatly finished following all directions.	Good Map, checklist, and narrative are complete. Map and narrative are finished following most directions.	Fair Map, checklist, and narrative are mostly complete. Map and narrative are finished following most directions.	Poor Map, checklist, or narrative are incomplete.
Conventions	Excellent Text on map and in narrative is free of errors in sentence structure, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.	Good Text on map and in narrative is relatively free of errors in sentence structure, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.	Fair Text on map and in narrative contains errors that may impede reader's understanding.	Poor Text errors on map or in narrative impede reader's understanding.

Keywords:

map, island

Subjects:

Geography

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