Africa+project+rubric

Student Name: __Date:__ _ __ Country: __ || ** Score ** || ** Points ** || || 4 || 52 || || 3 || 39 || || 2 || 26 || || 1 || 13 || || 0 || 0 || || || || ** Score ** || ** Points ** || || 4 || 16 || || 3 || 12 || || 2 || 8 || || 1 || 4 || || 0 || 0 || || || || ** Score ** || ** Points ** || || 4 || 8 || || 3 || 6 || || 2 || 4 || || 1 || 2 || || 0 || 0 || || || || ** Score ** || ** Points ** || || 4 || 8 || || 3 || 6 || || 2 || 4 || || 1 || 2 || || 0 || 0 || || || || ** Score ** || ** Points ** || || 4 || 16 || || 3 || 12 || || 2 || 8 || || 1 || 4 || || 0 || 0 || || || || ** Score ** || ** Points ** || || 4 || 16 || || 3 || 12 || || 2 || 8 || || 1 || 4 || || 0 || 0 || || ||  ||
 * **Country Report**
 * Providing substantial information about the country, the text is accurate, well-organized, and has no spelling/grammar mistakes. Introductory sentence to each paragraph mentions the subject of the paragraph. Format includes table of contents, report, and bibliography.
 * Providing moderate information about the country, the text is accurate, somewhat organized, and has few spelling/grammar mistakes. Most paragraphs include the subject in the first sentence. Incomplete format.
 * Providing minimal information about the country, the text is not always accurate, is poorly organized, and has many spelling/grammar mistakes or broken links. Some paragraphs include the subject in the first sentence. Incomplete format.
 * Providing inadequate information about the country, the text is not accurate, is poorly organized, and has many spelling/grammar mistakes or broken links. No paragraphs include the subject in the first sentence. Incomplete format.
 * Report was not attempted or not scorable.
 * // The country report should provide an overview of the country, including location, topography, climate, history (especially how they obtained freedom from colonial empires), Government, foreign relations and military, economy, demographics, education, health, languages, religion, and culture (literature, music, visual arts, and sports). // ||
 * ** Tourist Information **
 * The information is persuasive. The information is well chosen. Labels have no spelling/grammar mistakes. Includes many pictures.
 * The information is somewhat persuasive. The information is adequate. Labels have few spelling/grammar mistakes. Includes some pictures.
 * The information is not persuasive. The information is minimally adequate. Labels have many spelling/grammar mistakes. Includes a picture.
 * The information is not persuasive. The information is not adequate. No labels or labels with many spelling/grammar mistakes. Includes no pictures.
 * This section was not attempted or not scorable.
 * // This section would provide a potential visitor with information about popular landmarks, airways, hotels, and tourist destinations. // ||
 * ** Flag **
 * Country flag was complete and accurate, with a description of the flag.
 * Country flag was complete and accurate, without a description of the flag.
 * Country flag was not accurate, with a description of the flag.
 * Country flag was not accurate, without a description of the flag.
 * Country flag was not attempted or not scorable.
 * // This section provides a picture of the flag and a description of it’s meaning and history. // ||
 * ** Works Cited **
 * Works Cited was completed with all research resources cited.
 * Works Cited was completed with most research resources cited.
 * Works Cited was mostly completed with some research resources cited.
 * Works Cited was attempted with no research resources cited.
 * Works Cited was not attempted or not scorable.
 * // All facts should be supported by citations at the bottom of the page. // ||
 * ** Map **
 * Map shows the capital and major cities, location of important structures, and geographic features of the country. It includes all required map elements: map title, compass rose, border, key or legend, symbols, and scale.
 * Map is mostly complete and includes most map elements.
 * Map is somewhat complete and includes a few map elements.
 * Map is incomplete and includes few or no map elements.
 * Map was not attempted or not scorable.
 * // A map showing the borders, cities, rivers, and any other important information. May include more than one map. // ||
 * ** Timeline **
 * Timeline identifies many historical events, accurately labeled with no spelling/grammar mistakes, and with the years properly spaced and in chronological order.
 * Timeline identifies some historical events, accurately labeled with few spelling/grammar mistakes, and with the years in chronological order.
 * Timeline identifies only two or three historical events, labels are inaccurate with many spelling/grammar mistakes, the years are not in chronological order.
 * Timeline identifies only one event with many spelling/grammar mistakes.
 * Timeline was not attempted or not scorable.
 * //A// //timeline with a least ten items of historical importance in the history of the country.//

**Current Event** || **Score** || **Points** || Current event was completed with all research resources cited and occurred within the current calendar year. ||  4  ||   8  || Current event was completed with all research resources cited and was not recent. ||  3  ||   6  || Current event was mostly completed with some research resources cited. ||  2  ||   4  || Current event was attempted with no research resources cited. ||  1  ||   2  || Current event was not attempted or not scorable. ||  0  ||   0  || // All facts should be supported by citations at the bottom of the page. // ||   ||    ||

|| Terrain || Population || || Natural resources || Population growth rate || || Land use || Net migration rate || || Natural hazards || Infant mortality rate || || Environmental issues || Life expectancy || || Languages || Literacy || || Capital || Independence || || Leader || Economic overview || || Labor Force by occupation || Unemployment || || Industries || Exports (commodities) || || Currency/Exchange Rate || Illicit Drugs || || Education || Internet Access ||
 * Background
 * Location
 * Area
 * Borders
 * Climate
 * Ethnic groups
 * Government type
 * Suffrage
 * GDP per capita
 * Agriculture products
 * Imports (commodities)
 * Religion