Beginning
1 Progressing
2 Advancing
3 Proficient
4 Monument
Design Little effort is
put into Design in
unfinished; does not follow guidelines given in
process description Monument represents
branch of government; design is complete, meets all
guidelines Evidence of much
thought and time put into design; creative,
original ideas; exceeds requirements; much
attention to detail Map Map is incomplete;
lacking in neatness; inaccurate placement of
monuments; key and compass rose are
missing Map shows placement
of 3 major monuments; key and scale are present but
inaccurate Map shows placement
of 4 major monuments, including team's idea;
includes fairly accurate key and scale Detailed map;
neatly drawn; accurate scale; 5 major monuments and
team's idea are included; key and scale are
accurate Knowledge
of Government Branch in Presentation Lacks knowledge of
the branch of government chosen, and its
responsibilities; unprepared for
presentation Tells one component
either who is in this branch, or what the
responsibilities are; somewhat prepared for
presentation Shares knowledge of
who is in the branch of government, and a little
about the responsibilities of the group; prepared
for presentation Shares extensive
knowledge in detail of the branch of government
selected; presentation is organized and group is
highly prepared Visual
Display Does not tell about
the branch of government; 4 or more errors in
composition Tells which branch
of government the design represents; 2 to 3 errors
in composition Explains why this
design was chosen as well as a little about the
branch of government it represents; only 1 error in
composition Details why design
represents this branch of government with
background about the responsibilities of the
branch; no errors in composition; creative and
original display Group
Harmony Rarely on task;
teacher intervention required daily; group unable
to share work and responsibilities On task some of the
time; frequent teacher intervention required;
worked well and shared responsibilities part of the
time Usually on task;
worked together and shared ideas and
responsibilities; minimal teacher intervention
required Team worked
extremely well together; shared ideas and
responsibility; needed no intervention from
teacher; always on task
the design; final product lacks creativity; project
not complete