4

Front cover:
-Outline of state
-Name of state
-State nickname
Page 1:
-Capital
-Population
-Resources

Includes all of the

required information
and includes at least
3 different resources.

Page 2:
-Geography

Page 3:
-Tourist attractions

Page 4:
-Fun Facts
Back cover (State
symbols):
-State bird -State
flower
-State motto -State
insect
-State animal

Illustrations:

Cover includes all of

the required
components.

Cover includes 2 of
the required
components.

Cover includes 1 of
the required
components.

Cover does not

include any of the
required
components.
Does not include any
of the required
information.

Includes 3 sentences
about geography.

Includes 2 of the
parts of required
information and/or
includes only 2
resources.
Includes 2 sentences
about geography.

Includes 1 of the
parts of required
information and/or
includes only 1
resource.
Includes 1 sentence
about geography.

Includes at least 3
tourist attractions.

Includes 2 tourist
attractions.

Includes 1 tourist
attraction.

Each attraction is
described in at least
3 sentences.
Includes at least 5
fun facts about the
state.
Includes all 5
required state
symbols.

Each attraction is
described in 2
sentences.
Includes 4 fun facts
about the state.

Each attraction is
described in 1
sentence.
Includes 2-3 fun facts
about the state.

Includes 0-1 fun facts

about the state.

Includes 4 of the
required state
symbols.

Includes 2-3 of the

required state
symbols.

Includes 0-1 of the

required state
symbols.

There is at least one

illustration per page

There are only 4-5

illustrations (1-2

There are only 2-3

illustrations (3-4

There are 0-1

illustrations (5-6

Does not include any

sentences about
geography.
Does not include any
tourist attractions or
descriptions.

(total of 6
illustrations).

pages are missing

pictures)

pages are missing

illustrations)

pages are missing

illustrations)

Neatness:

The illustrations and

writing are all very
neat and visually
appealing.
Every category has a
heading.
All of the writing is
done in complete
sentences.

Some of the
illustrations and
writing are neat and
visually appealing.
Some of the
categories have a
heading.
Some of the writing is
done in complete
sentences.
There are several
capitalization,
grammar, spelling, or
punctuation errors.

Few of the
illustrations and
writing are neat and
visually appealing.
Few of the categories
have a heading.

Conventions

Most of the
illustrations and
writing are neat and
visually appealing.
Most of the
categories have a
heading.
Most of the writing is
done in complete
sentences.

There are no
capitalization,
grammar, spelling, or
punctuation errors.

There are few

capitalization,
grammar, spelling, or
punctuation errors.

Writing is not done in

complete sentences.
There are many
capitalization,
grammar, spelling, or
punctuation errors.