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South American Country Brochure

Rubric Code: L382A5

By duncanscience

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Public Rubric

Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

South American Country
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Cover Information YOUR WHOLE NAME AND YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER SHOULD BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE COVER PAGE.	Poor Country name or flag is missing from the front or placed somewhere besides the front cover. Name and/or homeroom and/or number are missing.	Fair Country name is on the cover, but not in a different font and/or larger than surrounding text. Flag is present. Either name, homeroom or number are somewhere besides the front cover	Good Country name is placed on the cover, in a different font and larger than surrounding text. Flag is noticeable and on the cover. NAME, HOMEROOM AND NUMBER ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE COVER.
Country Info. - Set 1 Include: - Sq. miles of land - Estimated current population - Capital City - Bordering countries - Major Ethnic Groups - Primary Religion - Type of Government - Primary Language	Poor More than 2 items are missing. or Information is difficult to distinguish. (For example: Information is typed into a single paragraph or in a list with no Publisher features used to separate it.)	Fair 1 or 2 items of information are missing. or Some of the items are not typed in an easy to find/distinguish way.	Good All 8 items of information are included. and Each item is typed in a way that finding or distinguishing it from other information is clear and easy. (For example: Use Publisher boxes, borders or fonts to separate information.)
Country Info. - Set 2 Include: - Agriculture (farming) - Natural Resources - Imports/Exports - Jobs (what do the people do for a living?)	Poor More than 1 item is missing. or Information is difficult to distinguish. (For example: Information is typed into a single paragraph or in a list with no Publisher features used to separate it.)	Fair 1 item of information is missing. or Some of the items are not typed in an easy to find/distinguish way.	Good All 4 items of information are included. and Each item is typed in a way that finding or distinguishing it from other information is clear and easy. (For example: Use Publisher boxes, borders or fonts to separate information.)
Country Info. - Set 3 Include: - Topography - Food - Celebrations or Holidays - can include dance/music - Historical Timeline (5-10 events)	Poor More than 2 items are missing. or Information is difficult to distinguish. (For example: Information is typed into a single paragraph or in a list with no Publisher features used to separate it.)	Fair Only 1 item of information is included. or Some of the items are not typed in an easy to find/distinguish way.	Good 2 or more items of information are included Each item is typed in a way that finding or distinguishing it from other information is clear and easy. (For example: Use Publisher boxes, borders or fonts to separate information.)
Use of Publisher Include: - 3 Different Fonts - 3 Different Colors for Fonts and/or Borders - 3 Different Borders used to separate information	Poor Any one of the criteria is the same throughout the brochure.	Fair Only 2 different types of any of the criteria are used.	Good 3 or more different fonts are used and 3 or more different colors are used and 3 or more different borders are used to separate information KEEP BACKGROUND COLORS LIGHT AND TEXT DARK SO THE FONT WILL SHOW.
Pictures Include: - 3 - 6 pictures - All pictures are placed next to relevant information and labeled - All pictures are content related and well sized. (For Example: Pictures should be from/of your country, have something to do with what the brochure is showing and relatively small.)	Poor No pictures	Fair 1 or 2 pictures or Pictures are not related to content or Pictures are not placed in a relevant location or Pictures are too small to see or much too big. or Pictures are not labeled	Good 3 to 6 content related pictures and Pictures are placed in a relevant location and Pictures are appropriately sized and labeled. PICTURES SHOULD ADD TO THE INFORMATION, NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF THE INFORMATION OR OVERWHELM THE BROCHURE.

Keywords:

South America, brochure

Subjects:

Social Sciences

Types:

Project

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