Categories	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Knowledge/Understanding	Describes all the key components of the issue represented on the poster	Describes most of the key components of the issue represented on the poster	Describes some of the key components of the issue represented on the poster	Describes few of the key components of the issue represented on the poster
Thinking	Provides an excellent and comprehensive analysis of the poster	Provides a good, general analysis of the poster	Provides an adequate analysis of the poster	Provides and poor and incomplete analysis of the poster
Communication	Excellent use of language, grammar and organizational structure	Good use of language, grammar and organizational structure	Somewhat effective use of language, grammar and organizational structure	Poor use of language, grammar and organizational structure
Application CRITERIA: Why you selected your topic, why the images, symbols, primary sources, quotes and descriptors you selected are significant, and an explanation of the layout of your poster, and the themes you chose.	Meets all criteria required in task description	Meets most criteria required in task description	Meets some criteria required in task description	Meets very few of the criteria required in task description

Rubric for the Written Summary