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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 some of the events reported on the timeline.

Facts were often inaccurate for events reported on the timeline.

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.

Illustrations

All illustrations are relevent and flow with course of events.

Most illustrations are relevent and flow with course of events.

Some illustrations relate to course of events.

Illustrations do not relate to course of events.

Readability

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

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

The timeline is readable and somewhat hard to follow.

The timeline is difficult to read or follow.

Organization of Information

All events were placed in sequential order.

Most events were properly organized according to story's sequence of events.

Few events were placed in order.

Course of events were difficult to follow due to events not in order.