Area of Evaluation

Christopher Columbus Journal	4 (Excellent)	3 (Good)	2 (Fair)	1 (Poor)
Content	Selected items that are important and help make content interesting; the details focus on the most important information. Choices help the reader see things in a new way.	Selected items that are important in discussing the activities; details help the reader see things about the items in interesting ways.	Select items and details that discuss the activities, but they not be very important.	Select items and details that are not important or relevant.
Comprehension	Can understand all of what is being communicated.	Can understand most of what is being communicated.	Can understand less than half of what is being communicated.	Can understand little of what is being communicated.
Organization	Journal entry is logical and effective.	Journal entry is generally logical and effective with a few minor problems.	Journal entry is somewhat illogical and confusing in places.	Journal entry lacks logical order and organization.
Effort	Exceeds the requirements of the assignment and have put care and effort into the process.	Fulfills all of the requirements of the assignment.	Fulfills some of the requirements of the assignment.	Fulfills few of the requirements of the assignment.
Grammar, Mechanics, Spelling, and Sentence Structure	Journal is highly polished; no grammar or spelling errors.	Journal is polished; maximum of one grammar or spelling error.	Journal is adequate; maximum of two grammar or spelling errors.	Inadequate discussion; more than two spelling or grammar errors

CATEGORY	Exemplary 3	Proficient 2	Developing 1
Arrangement of Concepts	Main concept easily identified; subconcepts branch appropriately from main idea	Main concept easily identified; most subconcepts branch from main idea.	Main concept not clearly identified; subconcepts don’t consistently branch from main idea.
Content	Reflects essential information; is logically arranged; concepts succinctly presented; no misspellings or grammatical errors	Reflects most of the essential information; is generally logically arranged; concepts presented without too many excess words; fewer than three misspellings or grammatical errors.	Contains extraneous information; is not logically arranged; contains numerous spelling and grammatical errors.
Text	Easy to read/ appropriately sized; no more than three different fonts; amount of text is appropriate for intended audience; boldface used for emphasis.	Most text is easy to read; uses no more than four different fonts; amount of text generally fits intended audience.	Font too small to read easily; more than four different fonts used; text amount is excessive for intended audience.

Christopher Columbus Fishbone Cause-Effect Rubric