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K-4 Grade Level Illinois Alternative Assessment Program Scoring Rubric ITEM: Map of Illinois This item asks students to draw an outline map of Illinois and to locate and label certain political entities and physical features associated with the state. On and around their outline map, students are asked to locate with circles then label Chicago and East St. Louis, draw and label the Illinois River, locate and label the Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers, and identify and label the states surrounding Illinois. They are required to use their knowledge of the physical and political geography of Illinois and the Midwest to answer the question. Level Four Performance At this level, the student draws an outline map that is very accurate in shape, scale, and orientation. Cities and rivers are correctly located and labeled, although the course of the Illinois River may not be exact. The names of all surrounding states are identified correctly and located clearly within their respective areas. There is evidence that map making conventions were followed in organizing the response, i.e., river names are spelled out along the course of the river and state and city names are oriented horizontally. Level Three Performance The Level Three response is characterized by some distortion in the outline map drawing of Illinois. Scale and shape suffer somewhat, but orientation is usually correct. Surrounding states are usually located and labeled correctly, but this may not be true of the rivers and cities, e.g., the Illinois River may run northwest-southeast or East St. Louis may be located too far north. Also, there may be some violation of map making conventions in the labeling of features. Level Two Performance The Level Two response shows considerable distortion of the outline map drawing of Illinois. Scale and shape suffer most. In some responses the state is barely half its true scale size and it is difficult to recognize by its outline. In addition, there are many errors in locating the rivers, cities, and surrounding states. Organization is lacking, and the locating and labeling of features violate many map making conventions. Level One Performance The distortion of the outline map drawing of Illinois is greatest with the Level One response. In some cases, the state is unrecognizable. There is little attention to the use of linear scale in the drawing and shape reveals little evidence of the existence of a realistic mental map of the state. There are many errors in the location of cities, rivers, and surrounding states. Often, information not called for is provided and it is wrong also, e.g., identifying Iowa as California and northern Indiana as "IDho." Organization is largely absent and many map making conventions are violated.