Rubric

CATEGORY	Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	Exemplary
Mappler	Cannot navigate mappler site independently.	Requires some assistance to navigate through the mappler sites.	Able to navigate through the mappler sites independently.	Able to navigate through the mappler sites independently and use all links and videos to gather information.
Internet Usage	Requires a lot of assistance to use web links. Does not take time to read material independently.	Requires some assistance to navigate through many links. Rushes when reading material.	Able to navigate through most links. Reads material to get information.	Navigates the web links with ease. Reads with interest and direction.
Quality of Research	Little detail given for each area of interest.	A moderate amount of detail is given for each area of interest.	A lot of detail is given for each area of interest.	A lot of detail is given for each area of interest. Detail is relevant and interesting.
Persuasive Writing	Student included only a few of the required aspects of a persuasive paragraph.	Student included most of the required aspects of a persuasive paragraph.	Student included all required aspects of a persuasive paragraph.	Student included all required aspects and the paragraph is especially neat and creative.
Mechanics	Final products have many spelling, grammatical or punctuation errors. Shows little effort.	Final products have a few spelling, grammatical or punctuation errors. Shows moderate effort.	Final products have almost no spelling, grammatical or punctuation errors. Shows substantial effort.	Final products are near perfect . Has very few spelling, grammatical or punctuation errors. Shows exemplary effort.