Mental Maps
This rubric is to be used to assess the growth of a student’s mental map. The criteria
listed below can be used as a guide for producing a mental map.
Map Elements
Relative
Location
Political
Divisions
Physical
Features
Human
Settlements
5 (BONUS)
4
3
Bonus isn’t
available because
the sixth
essential map
element is scale
Five essential
map elements are
demonstrated
accurately.
Four essential
map elements are
demonstrated
accurately.
All locations of
physical /
cultural features
are accurate and
relative to other
features.
Most of locations
of physical /
cultural features
are accurate and
relative to other
features.
All major political
divisions are
identified
accurately.
1
0
Two or three
essential map
elements are
demonstrated
accurately.
Compared to the
original mental
map, at least one
essential map
element is
demonstrated
accurately.
Original map had
no or a few
essential map
elements, with
little or no growth
noted.
At least half of
locations of
physical/cultural
features are
accurate and
relative to other
features.
Less than half of
the locations of
physical/cultural
features are
accurate and
relative to other
features.
Compared to the
original mental
map, a few more
locations of
physical/cultural
features are
accurate and
relative to other
features.
Original map had
no or a few
accurately placed
physical/cultural
features, with
little or no growth
noted.
Most of locations
of physical /
cultural features
are accurate and
relative to other
features
At least half of
political divisions
are identified
accurately.
Less than half of
major political
divisions are
identified
accurately.
Compared to the
original mental
map, a few more
major political
divisions are
identified
accurately.
Original map had
no or a few major
political divisions
identified, with
little or no growth
noted.
All major physical
features are
identified
accurately.
Most major
physical features
are identified
accurately.
At least half of
the major
physical features
are identified
accurately.
Less than half the
major physical
features are
identified
accurately.
Compared to the
original mental
map, a few more
major physical
features are
identified
accurately.
Original map had
no or a few major
physical features
identified, with
little or no growth
noted.
All major human
settlements are
identified
accurately.
Most major
human
settlements are
identified
accurately.
At least half of
the major human
settlements are
identified
accurately.
Less than half the
major human
settlements are
identified
accurately.
Compared to the
original mental
map, a few more
major human
settlements are
identified
accurately.
Original map had
no or a few major
human
settlements
identified, with
little or no growth
noted.
TOTAL SCORE: _______ 20
LETTER GRADE:___________
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