Assignment 2 Rubric

Category 4 3 2 1 Your
score
Message The topic and Topic and main Topic is given Topic and/or main
Clarity messages of the ideas are clear. but main ideas ideas are absent or
(weight x4) infographic are are unclear or very unclear.
clear and easily lacking.
understood;
Intended to
inform or
convince the
viewer.
Details Details (including Detail is added More is needed Very little detail is
(weight x2) labels) support to support each for provided for the
the main idea main idea with understanding. main ideas and
without minimal clutter. Some are understanding is
distracting with distracting. limited.
clutter.
Content - At least 4 3 accurate 2 accurate facts Fewer than 2
Accuracy accurate facts are are displayed. accurate facts are
(weight x2) facts/concepts displayed. displayed.
are displayed in
the infographic
Graphics - The graphics Most graphics All graphics Graphics do not
Relevance used represent represent the relate to the relate to the topic.
information information topic but do not
appropriately. appropriately. represent
appropriately.
Graphics - Color, shape, Color, shape, Color, shape, Color, shape, size,
Visual size, and size, and size, and and arrangement are
arrangement of arrangement arrangement are distracting or
graphics are eye present but do misleading.
contribute catching and not add to the
meaning to the contribute information.
overall message. some meaning.
Design/layout The Is attractive in Is acceptably Is distractingly
design/layout is terms of attractive though messy, unattractive,
neat, clear, and design, layout it may be a bit or very poorly
visually and neatness. messy. designed.
appealing.
Mechanics Capitalization There is 1 error There are 2 More than 2 errors
and punctuation in capitalization errors in in capitalization or
are correct or punctuation. capitalization or punctuation.
throughout. punctuation.
Grammar There are no There is 1 There are 2 There are more
grammatical grammatical grammatical than 2 grammatical
mistakes. mistake. mistakes. mistakes.

Connection to Synthesizes
Discipline and connections to
Extends deepen
Academic understanding;
Knowledge Draws conclusions
(0 to 2 pt) by combining
examples, facts, or
theories from one
or more fields of
 study or
perspective.
Image and info Credit/citations
Credits provided for all
(0 or 1 pt) images and
research
information.
Total
/55