Line Graph Rubric —Middle School

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Titles/labels

My title, labels, and key are accurate, clear, and appropriate for the theme of the line graph.

I labeled my graph accurately. The title is appropriate to the line graph.

My title and some of my labels are accurate. The title is not appropriate to the line graph.

My title and labels are inaccurate, missing, or do not make sense to the reader, nor do they relate to the line graph.

Organization

All data is spread along the line graph with equal intervals. Temperatures are recorded on the y-axis line. Time is recorded on the x-axis line.

Most data is spread along the line graph with equal intervals. Temperatures and time are on appropriate axis lines.

There is some order of data along the line graph. Temperatures and time are not on appropriate axis lines.

There is no organization of data located within the line graph.

Conventions

My line graph contains no spelling or grammatical errors.
 

My line graph has a few spelling or grammatical errors that do not distract the reader from the content.

Many spelling and grammatical errors interfere with understanding the line graph.

Multiple errors in both spelling and grammar distract the reader from the content of the line graph.

Data

My data is a result of accurately recording temperatures in a lab
investigation.

My data is a result of performing a lab investigation with few errors.

My data is a result of performing a lab investigation worth some errors.

My data is a result of performing a lab investigation with many errors.