This rubric evaluates students' hand-drawn maps of Asian countries on several criteria including inclusion of map elements, accurate labeling of cities and features, precise lines of latitude and longitude, accurate representation of the intended area and scale, neatness, visual appeal, and correct spelling. Students are scored on a scale from excellent to very low achievement in each criteria based on the thoroughness, accuracy, and clarity of their maps. The assignment aims to improve students' geographical knowledge and understanding of Asia as well as their research and data representation skills.
This rubric evaluates students' hand-drawn maps of Asian countries on several criteria including inclusion of map elements, accurate labeling of cities and features, precise lines of latitude and longitude, accurate representation of the intended area and scale, neatness, visual appeal, and correct spelling. Students are scored on a scale from excellent to very low achievement in each criteria based on the thoroughness, accuracy, and clarity of their maps. The assignment aims to improve students' geographical knowledge and understanding of Asia as well as their research and data representation skills.
This rubric evaluates students' hand-drawn maps of Asian countries on several criteria including inclusion of map elements, accurate labeling of cities and features, precise lines of latitude and longitude, accurate representation of the intended area and scale, neatness, visual appeal, and correct spelling. Students are scored on a scale from excellent to very low achievement in each criteria based on the thoroughness, accuracy, and clarity of their maps. The assignment aims to improve students' geographical knowledge and understanding of Asia as well as their research and data representation skills.
This rubric evaluates students' hand-drawn maps of Asian countries on several criteria including inclusion of map elements, accurate labeling of cities and features, precise lines of latitude and longitude, accurate representation of the intended area and scale, neatness, visual appeal, and correct spelling. Students are scored on a scale from excellent to very low achievement in each criteria based on the thoroughness, accuracy, and clarity of their maps. The assignment aims to improve students' geographical knowledge and understanding of Asia as well as their research and data representation skills.
Create a detailed map of your Asian country (including all of the listed elements). The assignment outline is listed on the Year 6 webpage at http://stjudesgeography.weebly.com
Name of student: Asian country:
Excellent High Satisfactory Limited Very Low
Criteria Achievement Achievement Achievement Achievement Achievement The map includes a The map includes The map contains The map is missing The map is missing clearly labelled title, most standard map some elements of a most standard map all standard map Map Elements border, source, elements: most are standard map. elements. elements. scale, north point accurate and easy and legend. to read. The map includes The map includes The map includes a The map only The map doesn’t accurate labels of mostly, accurate few labels of cities includes a few include majority of main cities and labels of cities and and waterways. labels. The Tropic labels and many waterways. waterways. Physical features of of Cancer and are inaccurately Labels and Physical features of Physical features of the Tropic of Capricorn are placed. Tropic of Features the Tropic of the Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn inaccurately placed. Cancer/Capricorn is Cancer and Cancer/Capricorn are included. not included. Capricorn are are included. carefully drawn. The map includes The map includes The map includes The map includes The map doesn’t carefully drawn and accurate lines of correct lines of inaccurate lines of include lines of Latitude and very accurate lines latitude and latitude and latitude and latitude and Longitude of latitude and longitude. longitude. longitude. longitude. longitude. The map The map The map The map does not The map does not represents the represents the represents the represent the represent the intended area well. intended area well intended area with intended area at all. intended area at all. All the objects are with the exception a few errors of Many features are All features are not Accuracy and placed in correct of a few missing placement. Most not drawn to scale. drawn to scale. Scale proportion and objects. Most features are drawn approximation. All features are drawn to scale. features on map to scale. are drawn to scale. The map is neat The map is The map is The map is legible, The map is difficult and readable. The readable and readable. Some however neatness to read/understand. Neatness map is easily identifiable to the features need to be needs improving. Gives the reader no identifiable to the reader. distinguished with clues or ideas of reader. help. what it is. Very colourful and Varieties of colours Same colour is Limited use of No use of colour. Visual clean looking. are used. Labels used. Most labels colour. Labels are Labels are difficult Appeal Labels are easy to are easy to read. are easy to read. somewhat difficult to read. read. to read. All words on the Nearly every word Most words on the Some words are Limited amount of map are spelled on the map is map are spelled spelled and/or words are spelled Spelling and capitalised spelled and and capitalised capitalised and/or capitalised correctly. capitalised correctly. correctly. correctly. correctly.
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Geography: Knowledge and Understanding
- The geographical diversity of the Asia region and the location of its major countries in relation to Australia (ACHASSK138). - Australia’s connections with other countries and how these change people and places(ACHASSK141). - Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics of countries across the world(ACHASSK139). Inquiry and Skills: Researching - Locate and collect relevant information and data from primary and secondary sources(ACHASSI123). - Organise and represent data in a range of formats including tables, graphs and large- and small-scale maps, using discipline- appropriate conventions (ACHASSI124).