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ISLAND PROJECT

Students make a map of their own island using the map skills and physical features learned in the geography class.

Rubric Code: T49X28

By teresa_lanoue1

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Subject: Geography

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Island Project
	Poor 5 pts	Fair to Good 8 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Title of Island	Poor No name of island.	Fair to Good Titled island, but not written neatly. Island name is not written on each map.	Excellent Island name is written neatly on each map and "pops out" to the reader.
Physical Features	Poor Physical features are missing. Physical features do not follow theme of island. Physical features are not named, and/or are appropriate. All area is not covered.	Fair to Good There are 10 physical features, but they are not written neatly and clearly, and/or are not appropriate. Symbols are inappropriate and not neat. Physical features follow island theme and are appropriately named. Some area is empty.	Excellent There are 10 appropriate physical features. Physical feature names are appropriate and written neatly. Symbols are appropriate and clear. All map area is appropriately covered with some feature.
Individual maps	Poor Incomplete or no map key/legend. Key does not match map. Colors are inappropriate. Coloring is sloppy. Features are not visable.	Fair to Good Map key/legend is visable on map, but is not neatly done or/and is not entirely accurate. Coloring is not entirely neat. Features are visable, but are not appropriate and/or clear.	Excellent Map key/legend is accurate, visable in the bottom corner and is neatly done. Coloring is very neatly done. Features are clear and appropriate.
Scale in miles	Poor Scale has wrong standard of measurement.	Fair to Good Scale is not entirely accurate.	Excellent Scale is accurate - island is at least 400 miles in diameter with each inch equaling 50 miles.
Compass Rose	Poor No compass rose on each map.	Fair to Good Compass rose does not "pop out" to the reader. Undistinguishable. May be missing from some maps.	Excellent Compass rose "pops out" at the reader, bold, accurate, and neatly done. Is present on each map.
Longitude/Latitude Locate	Poor Location (ocean and latitude/longitude) is not present.	Fair to Good Location (ocean and latitude/longitude) is present but is not appropriate.	Excellent Location (ocean and latitude/longitude) is present and is appropriate for the physical features.
Overall Appearance	Poor Sloppy. Little care or effort in the project.	Fair to Good Map appears to have been done with little care, done too quickly, and is not entirely neat.	Excellent Map obviously done with care and effort. Student cared for the detail of the map.
Instructions followed	Poor Instructions were not at all followed.	Fair to Good Some directions were followed while other directions were omitted or ignored.	Excellent All directions were carefully followed.
Title page	Poor Title page is missing.	Fair to Good Title page information is incomplete.	Excellent Title page is done creatively with the correct information included.
Report cover/Order of pages	Poor No report cover. Pages are out of order	Fair to Good Incorrect report cover. Pages are in some order.	Excellent Correct report cover. Pages are in the correct order.

Subjects:

Geography

Types:

Project

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