Rubric for timeline project

Timeline – assessment

	4 - excellent	3 - good	2 - basic	1 – not meeting
Content	Language that creates an image (adjectives, descriptive, interesting words choice) Detailed account of  all events Timeline tells a creative and engaging story	Language is descriptive Attempt to show not tell the story Most events are told in detail Timeline tells a story	Language states facts without showing the events. Few details included Timeline tells events but no connected story	Language is confusing Point form with no details Timeline does not tell a story about you
Organization	Every event is in chronological order Idea connect from one to the next Includes 5 or more events	Ideas are in order and are mostly connected from one to the next Fewer than 5 events	Ideas are in order but don’t connect from one to the next Fewer than 4 events	No clear order Ideas aren’t connected Fewer than 2 events
Presentation	Clear spelling, punctuation grammar, unnecessary repetition, evidence of editing Appealing, clearly outlined	Few error, mostly editing Visually appealing and mostly outlined	Some evidence of editing Some errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar Somewhat applealing, outlined	No evidence of editing Unclear spelling, punctuation, grammar Messy, no structure