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CATEGORY

4

3

2

1

Notes

Notes are recorded and organized in an extremely neat and orderly fashion and cite sources. Primary sources are noted.

Notes are recorded legibly and are somewhat organized. Some cite sources. Noted most primary sources.

Notes are recorded. No sources are cited. Did not note primary sources.

Notes are recorded only with peer/teacher assistance and reminders. No sources recorded.

Amount of Information

All topics are addressed and all questions answered in depth.

All topics are addressed and most questions answered in depth.

All topics are addressed, and most questions answered, but briefly.

One or more topics were not addressed.

Mechanics

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.

Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Internet Use

Successfully submitted journal entry as comment to the class blog, easily and without assistance.

Successfully submitted journal entry as comment to the class blog, with minimal assistance.

Needs a great deal of assistance or supervision to submit comment to class blog.

Did not submit journal entry as a comment to class blog.

Diagrams & Illustrations

Map is neat, accurate and adds to the reader's understanding of the topic.

Map is accurate and add to the reader's understanding of the topic.

Map is neat and accurate and sometimes add to the reader's understanding of the topic.

Map is not accurate OR do not add to the reader's understanding of the topic.