Evaluation

You will be evaluated on your performance in the Corps as an individual, and as a group. Your journal and your game will be graded according to the following rules:

Journal Rubric

Objectives	Beginning 1	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 5
Organization	Information is in no order; handwriting is sloppy	Information is grouped together in some manner; handwriting is legible	Information is organized with headings with listed notes or complete sentences underneath; handwriting is neat
Amount of information gathered	One or two word answers to questions; only one or two questions answered per topic; only one or two topics addressed	All topics are addressed, most questions are answered with two or three short sentences	All topics are addressed, and all questions answered for each with detailed information consisting of 2-3 detailed sentences per question
Quality of information gathered	Information has little or nothing to do with the questions posed at the outset of that task	Questions are answered with simply the main idea of the answer, with little supporting detail	Information answers not only the main idea of the question, but contains supporting details and/or examples

Poster Rubric

Objectives	Beginning 1	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 5
Accuracy	Trail does not follow the route of the expedition; major locations on the route are not recognized	Route traced from St. Louis to Oregon and back with 5 major stops labeled, and some major rivers and mountain ranges labeled.	Route clearly traced from St. Louis to Oregon, all major rivers and mountain ranges labeled, and 5 or more major stops on the route labeled
Visual Appeal	Little or no color, less than 12 images	Some contrasting colors among the rivers, land, and landforms; 10-12 images (drawn, cut from magazines, or printed from computer)	Contrasting colors among rivers, land, and landforms, a clear contrast between the Corps of Discovery route and the rest of the map, 12 or more images having to do with the people, places, or animals discovered along the trail
Creativity	No extra thought put into the creative aspects of the game	Some extra creative thought put into game via such things as extra pictures, fancy writing, and/or texture	Obvious creative energy put into all aspects of the game via the question cards, the game pieces, and the game board.

Objectives

Beginning

Accomplished

Exemplary

Score

Accuracy

Trail does not follow the route of the expedition; major locations on the route are not recognized

Route traced from St. Louis to Oregon and back with 5 major stops labeled, and some major rivers and mountain ranges labeled.

Route clearly traced from St. Louis to Oregon, all major rivers and mountain ranges labeled, and 5 or more major stops on the route labeled

Visual Appeal

Little or no color, less than 12 images

Some contrasting colors among the rivers, land, and landforms; 10-12 images (drawn, cut from magazines, or printed from computer)

Contrasting colors among rivers, land, and landforms, a clear contrast between the Corps of Discovery route and the rest of the map, 12 or more images having to do with the people, places, or animals discovered along the trail

Creativity

No extra thought put into the creative aspects of the game

Some extra creative thought put into game via such things as extra pictures, fancy writing, and/or texture

Obvious creative energy put into all aspects of the game via the question cards, the game pieces, and the game board.

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