Cariboo Gold Rush: Can You Survive the Trip to Barkerville?

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Questions 1-8:

For each correct answer, you will receive one mark.

Marking Rubric for Creating Notes in Chart Form

Category	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4
Quality of Work	Provides work that usually needs to be checked/redone by others to ensure quality.	Provides work that occasionally needs to be checked/redone by other group members to ensure quality.	Provides high quality work.	Provides work of the highest quality.
Time-management	Rarely gets things done by the deadlines AND group has to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's inadequate time management.	Tends to procrastinate, but always gets things done by the deadlines. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.	Usually uses time well throughout the project, but may have procrastinated on one thing. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.	Routinely uses time well throughout the project to ensure things get done on time. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.
Working with Others	Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Often is not a good team player.	Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others, but sometimes is not a good team member.	Usually listens to, shares, with, and supports the efforts of others. Does not cause "waves" in the group.	Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Tries to keep people working well together.
Contributions	Rarely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. May refuse to participate.	Sometimes provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A satisfactory group member who does what is required.	Usually provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A strong group member who tries hard!	Routinely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A definite leader who contributes a lot of effort.

Marking Rubric for Mapping Your Route to Barkerville

Category	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4
Title	Purpose/content of the map is not clear from the title.	Title tells the purpose/content of the map, but is not located at the top of the map.	Title tells the purpose/content of the map and is printed at the top of the map.	Title tells the purpose/content of the map, is clearly distinguishable as the title (e.g. larger letters, underlined, etc), and is printed at the top of the map.
Labels - Accuracy	Less than 70% of the items are labeled and located correctly.	79-70% of the items are labeled and located correctly.	80-89% of the items are labeled and located correctly.	At least 90% of the items are labeled and located correctly.
Labels & Features - Neatness	Less than 70% of the labels/features can be read easily.	79-70% of the labels/features can be read easily.	89-80% of the labels/features can be read easily.	90-100% of the labels/features can be read easily.
Neatness of Color and Lines	Many lines, corrections of errors, and/or features are not neatly done.	Most straight lines are ruler-drawn, most errors have been neatly corrected and most features are colored completely.	All straight lines are ruler-drawn, most errors have been neatly corrected and most features are colored completely.	All straight lines are ruler-drawn, all errors have been neatly corrected and all features are colored completely.
Spelling/Capitalization	Less than 75% of the words on the map are spelled and/or capitalized correctly.	84-75% of the words on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.	94-85% of the words on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.	95-100% of words on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.

Marking Rubic for Travel Journal

Category	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4
Content Accuracy	The letter contains no accurate facts about the 4 topics.	The letter contains 1-2 accurate facts about the 4 topics.	The letter contains 3-4 accurate facts about the 4 topics.	The letter contains at least 5 accurate facts about the 4 topics.
Ideas	The journal seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about.	Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the journal was about.	Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organization could have been better.	Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the journal was about.
Sentences & Paragraphs	Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.	Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work.	All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well.	Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure.
Writing Style	There is no attempt at creating a character	The character is created but not developed. They writer may write in character for only part of the time.	The writer creates a character and stays in character for the whole journal.	The writer creates a dynamic and believable character and stays in character for the whole journal.
Length	The journal is less than 1/2 a page, single spaced, font 14	The journal is about 1/2 a page, single spaced, font 14	The journal is about 3/4 of a page, single spaced, font 14	The journal is at least one page, single spaced, font 14