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CATEGORY

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10

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Quality of Information

Information clearly relates to Dust Bowl. It includes several supporting details and examples for each aspect of the historical significance of the Dust Bowl.

Information clearly relates to the Dust Bowl. It provides 1-2 supporting details and examples for each aspect of historical significance of the Dust Bowl.

Information clearly relates Dust Bowl. No details and examples are given for any aspect of the historical significance of the Dust Bowl.

Information has little or nothing to do with the historical significance of the Dust Bowl.

Sources

All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in MLA format.

All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in MLA format.

All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in MLA format.

Some sources are not accurately documented.

Photographs

Photographs are neat, accurate and add to the reader's understanding of the Dust Bowl.

Photographs are accurate and add to the reader's understanding of the Dust Bowl.

Photographs are neat and accurate and sometimes add to the reader's understanding of the Dust Bowl.

Photos are not accurate OR do not add to the reader's understanding of the Dust Bowl.

Amount of Information

Final piece presents a thorough discussion of topics regarding the Dust Bowl and its implications.

Final piece presents a fairly thorough discussion of topics regarding the Dust Bowl and its implications.

Final piece is lacking in the amount of information regarding the Dust Bowl and its implications.

Final piece is inadequately developed in terms of scope of information presented.

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.