Evaluation

You will receive two grades after completing the assignments in this WebQuest. One grade will be given for your completed letter and one grade will be given for your map and presentation. You will be graded individually, not as a group, based on the following rubrics.

Letter	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Grammar	4 or more grammatical errors	3 grammatical errors	1-2 grammatical errors	No grammatical errors
Spelling	4 or more spelling errors	3 spelling errors	1-2 spelling errors	No spelling errors
Content & Accuracy	Information provided does not answer questions; information is not historically accurate	Questions are addressed, but lack detail and elaboration; information is partially accurate	Questions are addressed with some detail and elaboration; information is historically accurate	Questions are addressed in detail and elaborated; information is historically accurate
Organization	Related ideas are not grouped; information is not logically sequenced	Minimal grouping of related ideas; poor sequencing	Most related ideas are grouped; most are logically sequenced	Related ideas are grouped; information is logically sequenced
Handwriting	Not written in cursive	Illegible cursive	Legible cursive but some letters are not formed correctly	Legible cursive with proper letter formation

Map & Presentation	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Creativity & Neatness	Map is poorly labeled with lack of creative effort; handwriting is illegible	Map is minimally labeled with little evidence of creative effort; handwriting is somewhat legible	Map is well labeled with evidence of creative effort; handwriting is legible	Map is well labeled with evidence of excellent creative effort; handwriting is neat and legible
Accuracy & Details	Inaccurate information; lack of detail	Information is 50-75% accurate; minimal amount of details	Information is more than 75% accurate; moderate amount of details	Information is historically accurate; significant amount of details
Oral presentation	Poor eye contact, enunciation, projection; poor communication of facts learned	Minimal eye contact, inconsistent enunciation and projection; unorganized presentation of facts learned	Made eye contact, spoke clearly and projected well for majority of presentation; organized presentation of facts	Made eye contact, spoke clearly and projected well for entire presentation; facts were organized and presented with enthusiasm
Teamwork	Did not participate in group discussions	Participated with weak contributions	Participated with strong contributions	Assumed leadership role within group; strong contributions