Mr. R & Ms. G
World Geography Project
Grading Rubric:
Total Point allocation: 75 points
World Map
Outline
(5 pts)
World map is drawn
accurately;
continents and
islands are located
correctly.
Hemispheres are
accurate and
detailed. (5)
World Features/
landmarks/
cities
(25 pts)
The world map
contains all the
required features,
cities and natural
landforms. All items
are positioned and
reflect the actual
size, path, scale and
GPS position (25)
PPT event slides
(35 pts)
The 2014-2015
naturally occurring
events listed are all
included on the PPT.
The slides include a
picture of the event;
location, date and
time; a description
of the event (how it
occurred); human
effects/consequence
s; any responses to
the event. (35)
No spelling errors.
No grammar errors.
Text is in authors’
own words. (10)
Mechanics
10 pts
Unit 1
World map is
accurate but
some required
information is
missing and/or
not presented
therefore
creating an
imperfect
outline of the
worlds’
landmasses (4)
The world map
has been
completed with
all the required
landmasses,
cities and
features.
However, not all
of them are
accurately
positions or
labelled (20)
World map is
accurate but some
required
information is
missing and/or not
presented. The
world map is
generally correct
however the
islands and finer
details are not
included (3)
The world map
contains the
majority of the
required features,
cities and
landmasses. Some
are missing or
inaccurately
positioned on the
world map. Leading
to confusion and an
inaccurate
representation.
(15)
World map is
questionable with
the outline of the
landmasses.
Information is not
presented in
manner which
relates to the
specific islands or
continents. (2)
World map is
inaccurate.
Information is not
presented in a manner
which reflects the
worlds outline. No
detail or effort has
been made. (1)
World cities,
landforms and
features
occasionally
positioned and
labelled correctly.
Student has not
included or left out
many on the list.
(10)
World cities,
landforms and
features are
misplaced, notlabelled or left out
completely. Lack of
effort and research is
shown here. (5)
The PPT slides
have the
majority of the
information
required. The
student has
shown
intelligent
research and
representation
of the data.
(28)
The PPT slide has
some inaccurate
data, and missing
information which
is relating to the
instructions and
the event itself.
(21)
The PPT slides have
missing data and
are represented
poorly. The
instructions have
not been followed
to any given detail.
(14)
The PPT slides do not
contain any
information pertaining
to the instructions.
The event is not
described or analyzed
in any way. (7)
Few spelling
errors. Few
grammar errors.
Text is in
authors’ own
words. (8)
Some spelling
errors. Some
grammar errors.
Text is in authors’
own words. (6)
Some spelling
errors. Some
grammar errors.
Most of text is in
authors’ own words.
(4)
Many spelling and or
grammar errors. Text
is copied. (2)