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Geography Mapping Paragraphs 
Student groups write 4 paragraphs, incorporating the 5 themes of geography-movement, region, human environment interaction and location/place-, to describe the map they created about the country they have chosen to investigate.
Rubric Code: FB3C4
By chelfrich
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Subject: Geography  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Poor

0 pts

Fair

5 pts

Good

10 pts

Excellent

15 pts

Movement-Paragraph #1

Poor

Did not include in paragraph: -natural disasters -imports/exports -migration -periodic movement -communication
Fair

Included in paragraph: -natural disasters(1) -imports/exports(2) -migration(1)
Good

Included in paragraph: -natural disasters(1) -imports/exports(2) -migration(1) -communication(1)
Excellent

Included in paragraph: -natural disasters (+2) -imports/exports (+3) -migration (+1) -period. movement(+1) -communication (+1)
Region-Paragraph #2

Poor

Did not include in paragraph: -Physical/natural region (shared characteristics) -Human regions/culture (shared characteristics)
Fair

Included in paragraph: -Physical/natural region (shared characteristics) (2)
Good

Included in paragraph: -Physical/natural region (shared characteristics) (2) -Human regions/culture (shared characteristics) (2)
Excellent

Included in paragraph: -Physical/natural region (shared characteristics) (+2) -Human regions/culture (shared characteristics) (+2)
Human Environ. Inter-Paragraph #3

Poor

Did not include in paragraph: -Natural Resources -Adapting to the environment -Changing the environment
Fair

Included in paragraph: -Natural Resources(2) -Adapting to the environment (2)
Good

Included in paragraph: -Natural Resources (2) -Adapting to the environment (2) -Changing the environment (2)
Excellent

Included in paragraph: -Natural Resources(+2) -Adapting to the environment (+2) -Changing the environment (+2)
Location & Place-Paragraph #4

Poor

Did not include in paragraph: -Latitude and Longitude -Relative Location -Physical Characteristics of country -Human Characteristics/culture
Fair

Included in paragraph: -Latitude/Longitude (correct) -Relative Location (2) -Physical Characteristics of country
Good

Included in paragraph: -Latitude/Longitude (correct) -Relative Location (2) -Physical Characteristics of country -Human Characteristics/culture (6)
Excellent

Included in paragraph: -Latitude/Longitude (correct) -Relative Location (+2) -Physical Characteristics of country -Human Characteristics/culture (+6)
Mechanical Skills

Poor

-Poor Punctuation -Poor Capitalization -more than 10 misspelled words -more than 10 poorly written sentences
Fair

-No punctuation mistakes -No capitalization errors -5-10 misspelled words -5-10 poorly written sentences
Good

-No punctuation errors -No capitalization errors -1-5 misspelled words -1-5 poorly written sentences
Excellent

-No punctuation errors -No capitalization errors -No misspelled words -No poorly written sentence




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