1-Needs

Improvement

2 - Developing

3 - Proficient

4 - Exemplary

Completion

Completed
under half of
the entries.

Completed at
least half of the
7 entries.

Completed
more than half
of the entries,
but not all are
completed.

Completed all 7
entries.

Details

Vaguely
described
weather on
each day. No
pictures.

Partially
described
weather on
each day.
Sloppy
pictures.

Described
observations of
the weather
each day that
were observed
and well drawn
out pictures of
the weather on
each day.

Well drawn out and

detailed
descriptions of the
weather each day.
Pictures of the
weather are colorful
and accurately
represent the
weather for each
day. Description of
what the student
did on that day, just
to prove that they
spent time each
day to document
the weather.

English
Conventions

There are
more than 10
spelling or
punctuation
errors within
the final
project.

There are 5-6

spelling or
punctuation
errors within
the final
project.

There is 2-3
spelling or
punctuation
errors within
the final
project.

Appropriate
spelling,
punctuation, and
grammatical
conventions
throughout the final
project.

Identifies and
understands
the main
topics (clouds,
precipitation,
humidity,
temperature,
seasons).

Identifies and
understands 1
out of the 5
main topics

Identifies and
understands 3
out of the 5
main topics

Identifies and
understands 4
out of the 5
main topics

Identifies and
understands all of
the 5 main topics

Neatness

Final project is
disorderly with
many tears

Final project is
disorderly with
several tears

Final project is
orderly and is
neat with few

Final project is
orderly and
incredibly neat, with

and smudges.

and smudges.

tears and
smudges.

no tears and
smudges.