| Category | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Information | All information is included and accurate. | Almost all information is included and accurate. | Almost all information is included, but there are some errors in the information. | There is a lot of information missing, and many errors. |
| Conventions | No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. | Almost no grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. | A few grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. | Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. |
| Illustrations | Illustrations are neat, accurate, and add to the reader's understanding of the topic. | Illustrations are accurate and add to the reader's understanding of the topic. | Illustrations are somewhat disorganized and add little to the reader's understanding of the topic. | Illustrations are disorganized, inaccurate, and do not add to the reader's understanding of the topic. |
| Bibliography | Sources of information are accurately documented in the desired format. | Sources of information are accurately documented but not all in the desired format. | Sources of information are documented. | Sources of information are not documented. |