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The Transcontinental Railroad Brochure

A brochure by the Transcontinental Railroad promoters about the trip on the railroad. Brochure done as group project

Rubric Code: Y2B8X9

By tbrady

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Subject: History

Type: Project

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Transcontinental Railroad Travel
	Exceeds Expectations 10 pts	Meets Expectations 5 pts	Does not meet expectations 3 pts
Basic Information	Exceeds Expectations All information is accurate and presented concisely. It is written in a way that catches the reader's attention.	Meets Expectations Almost all information is accurate and/or somewhat presented concisely. The writer needs to catch the reader's attention better.	Does not meet expectations Some information is included and is mostly accurate. More detail is needed.
Headings / Pictures	Exceeds Expectations More that 3 pictures or graphics; All pictures are labeled accurately. Includes accurate detailed map of railroad stops.	Meets Expectations 2 to 3 pictures or graphics: Most pictures are labeled accurately. Includes mostly accurate map of railroad stops with some detail.	Does not meet expectations Needs more pictures: Some pictures are labeled. Includes map which needs work on detail and accuracy.
Spelling and Punctuation	Exceeds Expectations Spelling and punctuation is correct and proper nouns are capitalized.	Meets Expectations Most proper nouns are capitalized and few punctuation and spelling errors are found.	Does not meet expectations Some proper nouns are capitalized and contain numerous punctuation and spelling errors.
Neatness	Exceeds Expectations Brochure is colorful, overall appearance is neat and shows a lot of effort. It is visually attractive with font and size being consistent throughout.	Meets Expectations Brochure is somewhat neat and shows some effort. There is some inconsistencies within font and size.	Does not meet expectations Brochure is not very impressive. Much more effort is needed to make this visually attractive.
Documentation	Exceeds Expectations Student gives credit to websites/ authors of work at the bottom of the pages in small print.	Meets Expectations Student is inconsistent in giving credit of where source was found.	Does not meet expectations No credit is included for this project.
Group Participation	Exceeds Expectations A true team member who contributes effort and encourages and supports others in group. Routinely gathers research and shares useful ideas when participating in the group discussion. Shares responsibility for tasks.	Meets Expectations Sometimes a satisfactory group member who does what is required. Sometimes depends on others to do the work. Sometimes provides useful research and ideas when participating in group work.	Does not meet expectations Sometimes chooses not to participate and does not complete assigned tasks. Depends on others to do all of the work. Rarely provides useful research when participating in group discussion

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