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South America Trip

Students use travel guides and the internet to research a South American country.

Rubric Code: G3W74B

By jalbright

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Subject: Geography

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

South America Trip
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Use of Travel Guide	Poor More use should have been made of the travel guide as a reference tool.	Fair The group could have read the sections, photo captions, etc more carefully.	Good The group utilized the travel guide as a reference, making use of index, maps, regional sections and photographs.
Travel Journal	Poor Very few details are included from the book. Not all of the itinerary stops are included in the journal.	Fair There are some details from the guidebook, but the descriptions could be more thorough. All itinerary stops are included.	Good The journal created contains many details from the guidebook research. All itinerary stops are included.
Postcards	Poor Not all group members created a postcard OR the postcards contained almost no information about the trip.	Fair Each group member created a postcard and wrote to his or her family. The cards contained details from the country being visited.	Good Each group member created a postcard and wrote to his/her family from South America. The postcards each outline a different sight, region, or event from the trip.