
| Category | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Good research and writing | Information is accurate, written in own words (not copied from another source) and includes interesting details. | The information is accurate, and written in own words. | Some of the information is not accurate and/or was copied from another source. | Much of the information is not accurate and/or was copied from another source. |
| Grammar, spelling, capitalization | The grammar, spelling and capitalization are correct and sentence structure is varied. | The grammar is correct and there are no spelling and capitalization errors in the postcard. | Some of the grammar is not correct and/or there are a few spelling and capitalization mistakes. | There are many grammar errors and/or many capitalization and spelling errors. |
| Overall presentation | The overall appearence is exceptionally attractive and interesting, including the design, neatness and layout. | The overall appearence is attractive, including the design, neatness and layout. | The overall appearence is fairly attractive but some parts are messy or poorly designed. | The posteris messy and/or the design and layout are not attractive. |
| Graphics - relevant and interesting | Graphics or drawings are attractive and interesting, relate to the topic, and add to the wrtten information. | Graphics or drawings are nice and relate to the written topic. | Some of the graphics or drawings are not well chosen and do not relate well to the written topic. | Many of the graphics or drawings do not relate to the topic discussed and/or are unclear or unattractive. |
| Group participation | Completed individual assigned role, and provided many contributions to the final group product. | Completed individual assigned role, and contributed equally to the final group product. | Completed most of the assigned role and made some contributions to the final group product. | Much of the work of the assigned role was incomplete, and there was little contribution to the group effort. |