Teacher: Ms.

Rottner
Student Name:

Island Mapping Rubric

Title &
Border

Compass
Rose

Ocean

4 Landforms &
Symbols

Creative title
is easy to
read. Clear
and defined
border
around the
entire map.
Compass
Rose is
clearly
labeled with
N, S, E, W.
Arrows are
included.
One real
ocean is
labeled
clearly as the
body of water
surrounding
the island.
4 landforms
are included
on the map,
using 4 clear
and different
symbols.

Title and
border are
both there
but could
have been
made
clearer.
Compass
Rose is there
but arrows
were not
drawn.

Title is there,
but no
border. Map
extends to
the edge of
page.

Border
surrounds
map, but no
title.

Neither title
nor borders
are included.

Compass
Rose has 1-2
missing or
mislabeled
directions.

Compass
rose has 3-4
missing or
mislabeled
directions.

No compass
rose
provided.

Ocean is
misspelled
or is not
written
clearly
enough.

Ocean
provided is
not one of
the 4 oceans
we
discussed in
class.
1-2
landforms
missing, but
others are
there with
symbols

Ocean is not
labeled as
the body of
water
surrounding
the island.

Ocean is not
provided.

Some
landforms
are missing
and no
landforms
have
symbols.

No
landforms
indicated on
this map.

Key is
missing
some
landform
symbols.

Key is
missing
some
landform
symbols and
some
explanations
.
Map is
labeled and
colored but
very difficult
to read.

No key is
provided.

Key

Key is labeled
with landform
symbols and
a clear
explanation
of what they
are.

Overall
Neatness

Map is
colorful,
words are
easy to read,
and symbols
are drawn
neatly.

4 landforms
included,
but symbols
are not
distinctly
different
from one
another
Key is
provided,
but
landforms
could have
been
explained
clearer.
Map is
pretty neat,
but some
words or
symbols
could have
been neater.

Map is
clearly
labeled but
could have
used more
color.

Map lacks
color and is
too difficult
to read.