"Gift of the Nile"

This evaluation rubric is solely for the written part of the assignment.

#	Not Acceptable	Fair	Good	Distinguished	Score
Organization and Thoroughness	Not written in acceptable form	Some sections evident but not well organized or thorough	Headings and 3 sections. Material presented demonstrates persistence in writing at the middle school level	Headings and 4 sections, well organized, thorough, persists in writing at the middle school level	10
Written Mechanics: Punctuation/ Grammar/ Spelling/ Style	Unacceptable rate of errors	Errors are distracting, but paper is readable	Good mechanics with several errors	Excellent mechanics with minimal or nor errors	10
Relation to Specific Topic	No mention of the topic of each section	Topics mentioned but not discussed thoroughly	Topics are identified, explained, and examples are provided that connect to the content	Topics are identified, thoroughly explained, and examples that compare and contrast to the content and personal experience	25
Length of Paper	1 page	1.5 pages	2 pages	3 + pages	25
Total Score: 70