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Journal Entries

All five journal entries were completed. The entries have logical events described. Events mentioned go along with items in the backpack and are based on the planning sheet. It is evident that students used events from Sign of the Beaver to help them create ideas for their journal entries.

All five entries are complete, but there may be some events that are not logical. It could be that events mentioned were not possible based on items in the back pack and information given in the planning sheet. It is somewhat evident that students used events from Sign of the Beaver to help them create ideas for their journal entries.

Not all five entries were completed OR there were several events that would not be possible given the setting of the project. It is not evident that students used events from Sign of the Beaver to help them create ideas for their journal entries.

Backpack Contents

All items in the backpack are able to be packed and carried for one mile. Items reflect things that would be needed for survival.

Most of the items in the backpack are able to be packed and carried for one mile. Most of the items reflect things that would be needed for survival.

Items in the backpack are not able to be carried for one mile OR do not relect items that would be needed for survival.

Planning Sheet

Planning sheet was completed. Several food sources and possible problems were listed. The strategy for keeping up with time is logical and manageable.

Planning sheet was completed. Only a few food sources and possible problems were listed. The strategy for keeping up with time is logical and manageable.

Planning sheet was not completed OR only a couple of food sources and possible problems were listed. There may also be mistakes in the strategy for keeping up with time.

Conventions

Overall all, mistakes do not interfere with the readability of the journal entries.

There are some places where mistakes make it difficult to read.

The journal entries are very hard to read because of mistakes with conventions.

Vocabulary

All journal entries have vocabulary words from The Sign of the Beaver, and all of the words are used correctly.

Most of the journal entries have vocabulary words from Sign of the Beaver OR most words were used correctly.

Vocabulary words were only used in a couple of entries OR words were used incorrectly.