Timeline Rubric—High School

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Clarity Innovations

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Content
My timeline has a theme that describes an important idea or concept and demonstrates an in-depth understanding of content.	My timeline is focused on an important topic and demonstrates in-depth understanding of content.	My timeline is focused on a topic, but omits some important concepts and information.	My timeline shows significant gaps in presenting accurate content.
Representations
I include extensive, meaningful representations of events, ideas, and people from a variety of primary and secondary sources, such as photographs, speeches, music, and newspaper articles.	I include representations of material from both primary and secondary sources.	I include some material from secondary sources, but very little from primary sources.	I include only material from secondary sources.
Connections
My timeline illustrates significant connections among major and minor events and people.	My timeline illustrates connections among events and people.	My timeline references connections among events and people but does not illustrate the connections among them.	My timeline does not discuss any connections among events and people in the timeline.
Sources
The elements of my timeline are supported with references to a variety of reliable sources, and all sources are cited properly.	My facts are supported by reliable sources, and most sources are cited properly.	My facts are supported by too few or unreliable sources, and many sources are cited improperly.	My facts are supported by a single source or by unreliable sources, and all my sources are cited improperly.
Graphics
The graphics are very relevant to the content. They add to the overall understanding of the timeline and support the facts.	The graphics add to the understanding of the facts in the timeline.	Some of the graphics relate to the facts in the timeline.	Graphics are not included, or the graphics seem to have no relationship to the overall timeline.
Labels
My titles and labels are accurate. They are presented in a creative manner and draw the attention of viewers.	My titles and labels are accurate and apparent to the viewers.	Some of my titles and labels are accurate.	My titles and labels are not accurate and do not make sense to viewers, or they are missing.
Creativity
I include surprising and original elements to effectively communicate original, relevant insights.	I include some surprising and original elements to communicate my ideas.	I try to include surprising and original elements to communicate my ideas, but the elements are sometimes distracting.	My timeline has no surprising or original elements, or my creative efforts are very distracting.
Appearance
The components of my timeline are displayed on a consistent scale and in an accurate, sequential order.	Most components of my timeline are displayed on a consistent scale and in an accurate order.	I attempt to create a scale for my timeline, but sometimes it is difficult to determine the time relationships of the events. Some facts are located in sequential order on timeline.	My timeline has no apparent scale, and the components of my timeline are not presented in any order.
Conventions
My timeline contains no spelling, grammatical, or typing errors.	My timeline has no spelling, grammatical, or typing errors that distract viewers from the content.	My timeline has several spelling and grammatical errors that make my timeline difficult for viewers to understand it.	My timeline contains so many errors in spelling and grammar that viewers cannot understand my timeline.