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Title

The timeline has an excellent, creative, colorful, and neat title.

The timeline has an effective title that is colorful and fairly neat.

The title is hard to read or not colorful.

The title is messy and not colored.

Readability

The overall appearance of the timeline is pleasing and easy to read.

The overall appearance of the timeline is somewhat pleasing and easy to read.

The timeline is relatively readable.

The timeline is difficult to read.

Dates

An accurate, complete date has been included for each event.

An accurate, complete date has been included for almost every event.

An accurate date has been included for almost every event.

Dates are inaccurate and/or missing for several events.

Multiple tiers

Timeline has two tiers; each with a title. Dates correspond with title.

Timeline has two tiers; each with a title. Some dates do not (1-2)correspond with title.

Timeline has two tiers; each with a title. Some dates do not (3-4)correspond with title.

Timeline has two tiers; each with a title. Some dates do not (5+)correspond with title.

Graphics

All graphics are effective and correspond with text use.

All graphics are effective, but there appear to be too few or too many.

Some graphics are effective and their use is balanced with text use.

Several graphics are not effective and do not correspond with text.

Spelling and Capitalization

Spelling and capitalization are correct throughout.

Spelling and capitalization were mostly correct .

More than 5 errors in Spelling and capitalization.

There were many spelling and capitalization errors.