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USA Tourist Attraction Postcard USA Tourist Attraction Postcard Choose a landmark or tourist attraction from the United States of America. Create a "postcard" for this place. The front of the card should illustrate the attraction - like a postcard. On the back, write and address your postcard to a family member, telling them about this place you've "visited" and why they should visit it too. Be sure to use relevant and accurate facts about your landmark/attraction. Rubric Code: YX3W739 By nancymit Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Project Grade Levels: K-5

Tourist Attraction Postcard
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 15 pts	Good 20 pts	Excellent 25 pts
Postcard Illustrations (front)	Poor Too much empty space, picture not colored or irrelevant. Disorganized.	Fair Some attempt at organization. Picture somewhat relevant.	Good The illustration is relevant to the attraction portrayed. Picture shows good organization. Little or no empty space is left.	Excellent The illustration is clearly about a tourist attraction. It is about a specific place and is appropriate for a postcard. The whole picture is organized and colored.
Postcard Neatness (both sides)	Poor Project greatly lacks neatness. Work is disorganized, sloppy, and/or poorly completed.	Fair The project lacks neatness. There are areas where the work could have been greatly improved.	Good The project is mostly neat. Some areas areas could have been improved.	Excellent The project is very neat. The work is high quality and well done.
Postcard Message (back)	Poor Message is confusing or irrelevant. Address or letter form is not correct.	Fair The overall message is somewhat vague as to why someone should come to this attraction. Includes one relevant fact. The address and/or letter contains error(s).	Good Overall message is mostly clear as to why someone should visit. Includes some relevant facts. Letter and address form is mostly correct.	Excellent The student has a clear message about why someone should come to this attraction. Relevant facts are included. Descriptive language is used. Correct form is used for the letter and address.
Overall Project	Poor Poorly completed. Little to no evidence of planning, thought, and/or effort.	Fair Satisfactory effort. Project shows limited evidence of planning, thought, and/or effort. Project could have been greatly improved in one or more areas.	Good Good work. Project shows significant evidence of planning, thought, and/or effort. Some project improvements could have been made in one or more areas.	Excellent Outstanding work. Project shows obvious elements of planning, thought, and effort. Finished project is exceptional in all areas.