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Characteristics	Accomplished (5 Points)	Developing (3 points)	Beginning (1 point)
Definition of weather occurrence	Accurate, clear, and concise definition	Accurate and clear, but not concise definition	Inaccurate definition
Locations of weather occurrence	Includes three components: geographical location within continent, altitude, and physical features of the land.	Includes two of the three components of location.	Includes one of the three components of location.
Causes of weather occurrence	Includes how the following components contribute to weather occurrences: clouds, sun, and retention of heat.	Includes two of the three causal components.	Includes one of the three causal components.
Conventions (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar)	Correct use of writing conventions. Very few errors.	Errors impair readability.	Errors repeatedly distract the reader.
Ideas and Evidence	Clear ideas thoroughly supported.	Ideas are present and somewhat supported.	Ideas are not adequately supported.

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Characteristics	Accomplished (5 Points)	Developing (3 points)	Beginning (0 points)
Labels	Includes title, x and y axis labels.	Includes one or two of the following components: title, x axis, y axis	Labels not included.
Information	Accurate information demonstrated with appropriate scales for the x axis and y axis.	Accurate information or appropriate scales.	Inaccurate information and inappropriate window scales.
Overall quality	Appropriate choice of graph type.	Acceptable, but not the best graph choice.	Inappropriate graph choice.

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Characteristics	Accomplished (5 Points)	Developing (3 points)	Beginning (1 point)
Attitude	Positive attitude, high interest and motivation.	Neutral attitude, some interest and motivation.	Negative attitude, little interest, and low motivation.
Time Management	Efficient use of time. Able to conclude all tasks in the allotted period of time.	Not always on task. Required extra time to conclude tasks.	Inefficient use of time. Does not conclude all tasks.