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Map Rubric

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Date: _______________
Class: ________________________________________

	Expert	Practitioner	Apprentice	Novice
Content	All labels are included and are carefully and accurately placed; detail along coastlines is careful and accurate	All labels are included and most are accurately placed	All but one or two labels are included, several are not accurately placed	Several labels are not included and many are not accurately or carefully placed
Visual Appeal	Very colorful and clean looking; labels are very easy to read	Some color; a few labels are not easy to read	Limited use of color; labels are somewhat difficult to read	Limited or no use of color; labels are very difficult to read
Map Elements	Includes clearly labeled title, date (if appropriate), directional arrow (compass rose), scale, key, source line, and latitude and longitude lines	Includes most standard map elements; most are accurate and easy to read	Missing several standard map elements	Missing most standard map elements

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Online Map Creation allows students to draw maps interactively.

Map Skills contains a series of lesson plans about drawing and using maps.

Map Evaluation Form

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Date: _______________
Class: ________________________________________

	Expert	Practitioner	Apprentice	Novice
Content
Visual Appeal
Map Elements

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