Shows only an attempt to relate to the facts

Stays only with the facts

Stays mostly with the facts, not beyond

Shows you went beyond the facts with detailed interpretation; personal insight

Shows only sketchy details

Does not show personal reactions or feelings

Shows some personal reactions or feelings

Shows that you make strong connection to your personal experience or knowledge

Story is not factual due to errors

Has errors in the facts

Has no "major" errors in the facts

Has no errors in the facts

No pictures

1 to 2 pictures with captions

3 to 4 pictures with captions

5 pictures with captions

No captions

Pictures and captions have little relevance to the flood

Pictures and captions have some relevance to the flood

All pictures and captions have relevance to the flood

No map key/legend

Map key/legend contains major errors

Map key/legend contains some errors

Includes map key/legend

Map does not show direction of the flood

Direction of flood is incorrect

Course of flood is shown but not clearly drawn

Map shows direction of the flood

Map does not show where the flood started

Flood’s beginning is incorrect

Flood’s beginning is incorrect but reasonably close

Map shows where the flood started

Map does not show any towns

Map shows only 1 town

Map shows 2 towns

Map shows at least 3 or more towns involved in the flood

Map is not neat and not in color

Map is not neat or not in color

Map has some degree of neatness and color

Map is neatly drawn and colored

Nothing creative about it

Limited creativity

Some creativity

Strong creativity