Beginning
1

Developing
2

Accomplished
3

Exemplary
4

Kidspiration Web:

Questions and Facts About Your Tribe

• Your web includes few questions and facts related to the tribe.
• Your research is incomplete.

• Your web includes at least 4 questions to be researched.
• At least 2 facts are researched for each question. 
• Or, the information is inaccurate.

• Your web includes at least 5 appropriate questions to be researched.
•  At least 3 facts are provided for each question.
• The information is accurate.

• All of #3 plus:
• Your web includes 4 or more facts related to each question.

Photo Story

Presentation

• Your Photo Story presentation is not yet organized to flow well.
• It does not contain at least 2 appropriate photos per section.
• It does not include voiceovers.
• You are asked to improve this project.

• Your Photo Story has at least 2 photos per section.
• It needs some improvement with “flow”, choice of photos, title cards, and/or voiceovers.
• Your research needs to be checked for accuracy.
• You are asked to improve this project.

• Your Photo Story flows well with edited title cards and photos.
• 2 or more photos per section have been inserted correctly and are clear with no blurred pictures. 
• Voiceovers are easily understood. 
• Your research is accurate.

• All of #3 plus:
• Your music enhances your presentation. 

Research Paper:

Your Native American Journal

• Your journal has very little research about the tribe you are studying.
• It has many spelling or grammatical mistakes.
• There is no introduction or closing.

• Your journal has some of the researched information from your Tribe Research Web.
• It has a few spelling or grammatical mistakes. 
• Either the introduction or closing is missing.
• You are asked to insert photos on the title page.

• Your journal has the information from a #3 or #4 Tribe Research Web.
• It has no spelling or grammatical mistakes.
• It has a title page, intro-duction and closing.
• The title page includes your title, Native American name and your real name. 
• You have inserted photos on the title page.

• All of #3 plus:
• Your introduction creates interest and states your purpose for writing.
• Your closing makes a personal connection.
• The photos on the title page have been correctly formatted to display near or under the text.