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CATEGORY

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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.

Content/Facts

Facts were accurate for all events reported on the timeline.

Facts were accurate for almost all events reported on the timeline.

Facts were accurate for most (~75%) of the events reported on the timeline.

Facts were often inaccurate for events reported on the timeline.

Resources

The timeline contained at least 6-7 events related to the topic being studied.

The timeline contained at least 5-4 events related to the topic being studied.

The timeline contained at least 3 events related to the topic being studied.

The timeline contained fewer than 2 events.

Spelling and Capitalization

Spelling and capitalization were checked by another student and are correct throughout.

Spelling and capitalization were checked by another student and were mostly correct .

Spelling and capitalization were mostly correct, but were not checked by another student.

There were many spelling and capitalization errors.