Coming to America

#	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Very Good 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Content of journal entries	Entries are minimal, do not answer all questions, and content is lacking thoughtfulness and details	Entries reflect a minimal amount of effort and demonstrate a need for improvement.	Entries are thoughtful, clear, and descriptive, meeting expectations of assignment	Entries are thoughtful, clear, and descriptive. They exceed expectations of assignment.	40
Organization/layout and design	Organization and layout detract from the message and content of presentation	Organization and layout lacks thoughtfulness and is minimal	Organization and layout enhances presentation and meets expectations	Organization and layout enhances presentation and exceeds expectations	20
Effective use of graphics and titles/headings	Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance.	Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance.	Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance.	Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance.	20

Total Score: 80