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Ancient Rome Map Rubric
Use for: Europe and Africa Map and Labeled Italian map
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CATEGORY
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4
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3
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2
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1
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Title
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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.
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Title tells the purpose/content of the map and is printed at the top
of the map.
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Title tells the purpose/content of the map, but is not located at the
top of the map.
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Purpose/content of the map is not clear from the title.
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Labels - Accuracy
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At least 90% of the items are labeled and located correctly.
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80-89% of the items are labeled and located correctly.
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79-70% of the items are labeled and located correctly.
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Less than 70% of the items are labeled and located correctly.
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Knowledge Gained
This will be more evident after the quiz on the map. |
When shown a blank base map, the student can rapidly and accurately identify
at least 10 features.
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When shown a blank base map, the student can rapidly and accurately
identify 8-9 features.
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When shown a blank base map, the student can rapidly and accurately
label 6-7 features.
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When shown a blank base map, the student can rapidly and accurately
label fewer than 6 features.
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Map Legend/Key
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Legend is easy-to-find and contains a complete set of symbols,
including a compass rose.
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Legend contains a complete set of symbols, including a compass rose.
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Legend contains an almost complete set of symbols, including a compass
rose.
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Legend is absent or lacks several symbols.
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Spelling/Capitalization
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95-100% of words on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.
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94-85% of the words on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.
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84-75% of the words on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.
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Less than 75% of the words on the map are spelled and/or capitalized
correctly.
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Neatness of Color and Lines
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All straight lines are ruler-drawn, all errors have been neatly
corrected and all features are colored completely.
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All straight lines are ruler-drawn, most errors have been neatly
corrected and most features are colored completely.
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Most straight lines are ruler-drawn, most errors have been neatly
corrected and most features are colored completely.
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Many lines, corrections of errors, and/or features are not neatly
done.
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Answers to Questions on Website Search
Use the regular grading scale to grade quiz
1. What is the shape of Italy compared to in this site?
The shape of Italy is compared to a boot. (1 point)
2. How do the authors of Geography of Rome describe the difference between the countryside and the cities?
The countryside is hilly and green while the cities had many buildings and roads. The cities and towns had less open space. (2 points)
3. Describe what kind of buildings you might see in Ancient Rome?
In the city of Rome there were temples which were built with huge columns and statues, a Forum which was like a city square also with many statues and monuments. Here you would find shops, markets, and people of government. The bath houses were like Olympic size pools surrounded by a building and men would work out and do business as they went in the water. Also arenas like the Coliseum, where they had gladiator fights. ( 4 points)
4. Describe what geographical feature surrounds the city of Rome?
The city of Rome is surrounded by seven mountains. (1 point)
5. What body of water runs through the city of Rome? (1 point)
The Tiber river runs down the middle of Italy and through the city of Rome into the Tymhenian Sea.
6. Where do farmers
grow their crops? Do you think it was easy or hard to grow crops
there?
Why?
The farmers grew crops on the hilly countryside. The land was rich and it helped farmers to grow different crops. Expect various responses that shows students logical thinking. (2 points)
7. What kind of crops
grew in Rome? How do they compare with the crops we grow?
(2
points)
Romans grew crops such as grapes, olives, apples, leeks, cabbages asparagus and other vegetables. Here we grow basically the same kind of fruits and vegetables except maybe olives which are native to Europe.
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ANSWERS TO MAP QUIZ from Enchanted Learning
1. What is the capital of Italy? Rome
2. What three countries border Italy on the northwest? Switzerland, France, and Monaco
3. What two countries border Italy on the northeast? Austria and Slovenia
4. Name a large volcano located near Naples. This volcano erupted, burying
the city of
Pompeii in 79 AD. Mt. Vesuvius
5. Italy is shaped like a boot. What is the name of the large island off the
tip of the boot?
Sicily
6. What is the name of a large volcano on the island mentioned in the last
question? Mt.
Etna
7. What is the name of the large Italian island off the western coast of Italy? Sardinia
8. What is the name of the sea that borders Italy on the east? Adriatic Sea
9. Name a tiny country that is located entirely inside Italy, between
Florence and the Adriatic
Sea. San Marino
10. The Alps are a mountain range that borders Italy on the north. Name a
tall mountain in
the Alps that is on the Italian-French border.
Mont Brano
Give 1 point for each question. Use regular grading scale.
Mt. Vesuvius
Vesuvius is near a place where one section of the Earth's surface is being pushed down below another section. These sections are called plates. When plates grind against one another two things can result--earthquakes and volcanoes. Volcanoes begin to form when the rocks of the lower plate get pushed deep into the Earth. There they are heated, until they melt, forming magma, one kind of liquid rock. Because magma is less dense than the solid rock around it, it is pushed upward. If this magma finds a weak place at the Earth's surface, it may break through and form a volcano
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