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Neatness and Attractiveness

Exceptionally well designed, neat, and attractive. Colors that go well together are used to make the graph more readable. A ruler and graph paper (or graphing computer program) are used.

Neat and relatively attractive. A ruler and graph paper (or graphing computer program) are used to make the graph more readable.

Lines are neatly drawn but the graph appears quite plain.

Appears messy and "thrown together" in a hurry. Lines are visibly crooked.

Title

Title is creative and clearly relates to the problem being graphed (includes dependent and independent variable). It is printed at the top of the graph.

Title clearly relates to the problem being graphed (includes dependent and independent variable) and is printed at the top of the graph.

A title is present at the top of the graph.

A title is not present.

Labeling of X axis

The X axis has a clear, neat label that describes the units used for the independent variable (e.g, days, months, participants' names).

The X axis has a clear label that describes the units used for the independent variable.

The X axis has a label.

The X axis is not labeled.

Labeling of Y axis

The Y axis has a clear, neat label that describes the units and the dependent variable (e.g, % of dogfood eaten; degree of satisfaction).

The Y axis has a clear label that describes the units and the dependent variable (e.g, % of dogfood eaten; degree of satisfaction).

The Y axis has a label.

The Y axis is not labeled.

Accuracy of Information

All information is correct and can be easily seen. A ruler was used to make the information neat.

All information is correct and can be easily seen.

All information is correct.

All information is NOT correct or unneeded information was added.