Create a Map

Student name: __________________________________ Class period: ________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1-0
Title Title tells the Title tells the Title tells the Purpose/content of
purpose/content of the map, purpose/content purpose/content of the map is not clear
is clearly distinguishable as of the map and is the map, but is not from the title.
the title (e.g. larger letters,
printed at the top located at the top of
underlined, etc), and is
printed at the top of the of the map. the map.
map.
Scale The scale is clearly The scale is clearly The scale is not Scale is absent from
labeled on the map and labeled on the clearly labeled. the map.
accurately marked. map.

Compass The compass rose is The compass rose The compass rose is Compass rose is
Rose clearly labeled and is present and present, but does absent from the
accurately displays the accurately displays not accurately map.
cardinal directions. the cardinal display the cardinal
directions. directions.
Map Legend is easy-to-find Legend contains Legend contains an Legend has only 1-2
Legend/Key and contains a complete an almost almost complete set symbols.
set of at least 6 symbols. complete set of of 3-4 symbols.
5-6 symbols.
Grid/ Grid or Grid or Grid or Grid or
Latitude & latitude/longitude are latitude/longitude latitude/longitude latitude/longitude
Longitude present and correctly are present and are present. are not present.
represented on the correctly
borders of the map . represented.
Color Student always uses Student usually Student sometimes Student does not
Choices color appropriate for uses color uses color use color
features (e.g. blue for appropriate for appropriate for appropriately.
water; black for labels). features (e.g. blue features (e.g. blue
for water; black for water; black for
for labels). labels).
Neatness of All straight lines are All straight lines Most straight lines Many lines,
Color and ruler-drawn, all errors are ruler-drawn, are ruler-drawn, corrections of
Lines have been neatly most errors have most errors have errors, and/or
corrected and all been neatly been neatly features are not
features are colored corrected and corrected and most neatly done.
completely. most features are features are colored
colored completely.
completely.

score: _____/28