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Timeline Grading Rubric Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement 7 5 3 1 The timeline has a The timeline has an creative title that effective title that The timeline has a The title is missing Title accurately describes accurately describes title that is easy to or difficult to locate. the material and is the material and is locate. easy to locate. easy to locate. The timeline contains The timeline contains The timeline contains The timeline contains Documentation of at least 9-12 at least 5-8 less than 5 all 13 significant Events significant events. significant events. significant events. events. This includes This includes date This includes date This includes date date and description. and description. and description. and description. Facts were accurate Facts were accurate Facts were accurate Facts were often for all events for almost all events for most (~75%) of inaccurate for the Content/Facts reported on the reported on the the events reported events that were timeline. timeline. on the timeline. reported on the timeline. All dates indicated At least 9-12 of the At least 5-8 of the Less than 5 of the on timeline are dates are accurate dates are accurate dates are accurate Accuracy correct and are or sequences are in or sequences are in or sequences are in sequenced in the the proper order. the proper order. the proper order. proper order. Events are clearly Events are described Events are not Events are described described using well, but language is described well and using vague language Sentence Fluency accurate and vivid sometimes vague or language is often or inaccurate language inaccurate. vague or inaccurate. information. All graphics are All graphics are Some graphics are Several graphics are effective and effective, but there effective and their not effective. Graphics balanced with text appear to be too few use is balanced with use. or too many. text use. Marginally legible Legible handwriting, Writing is not legible Writing is not Legibility handwriting, typing, typing, or printing. in places. legible. or printing. The timeline was set The timeline was set The timeline was set up to cover the The time period up to cover the up to cover most of relevant time period. covered was in Style & relevant time period. the relevant time It contains appropriate. Yearly Organization It contains yearly period. It contains appropriate yearly divisions were not gradations, but not appropriate yearly gradations of set uniform. at set intervals. gradations. intervals Mechanics Punctuation, spelling, Punctuation, spelling, Punctuation, spelling, There are many and capitalization and capitalization and capitalization are punctuation, spelling, were checked and were checked and somewhat correct and capitalization are correct are mostly correct. and may or may not errors. throughout. have been checked.
"Timeline Grading Rubric"