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5-8 Grade Level Illinois Alternative Assessment Program Scoring Rubric ITEM: Draw a Coastline This item asks the student to design, draw, and label a northeast-southwest oriented coastline that contains a specified number of physical features. Students are expected to use their mental maps and the concepts of scale, distance, and direction to carry out the task. Level Four Performance The Level Four response is characterized by a highly accurate portrayal of the physical features called for in the item, e.g., the shape and size of peninsulas, bays, rivers and deltas resemble those one would see on a map. Further, the physical features are correctly labeled. A thorough understanding of the concepts of scale, distance, and direction is revealed in the organization of the drawing, e.g., the coastline is approximately 100 miles long and correctly oriented, the mountains are inland about 50 miles, and the features are arranged in a realistic manner. Level Three Performance The Level Three response is characterized by a generally accurate portrayal of the physical features called for in the item, e.g., the shape and size of rivers, peninsulas, and coastal plains are easily recognizable. Nearly all features included are correctly labeled, but some of those requested may be omitted, e.g., isthmus, harbor, directional indicator. Organization of the response reveals some deficiencies in understanding of the concepts of scale, distance, and direction, e.g., orientation of coastlines may be incorrect, scale may not be representative, and the features may not be arranged in a realistic manner. Level Two Performance The Level Two response is characterized by a generally inaccurate portrayal of the physical features called for in the item, e.g., the shape and size of peninsulas, harbors, bays, and deltas. Some features may be recognizable, while others are not. Frequently, features are not included or those included are not labeled, or they are incorrectly identified. Organization of the response is lacking. Understanding and use of scale, distance, and direction is minimal, e.g., coastlines are seldom correctly oriented, scale is usually inaccurate, and the arrangement of features is unrealistic. Level One Performance The Level One response is characterized by a mostly inaccurate or irrelevant portrayal of the physical features called for in the item, e.g., the shape and size of peninsulas, harbors, and bays. Most features appear as unrecognizable scrawls. There is little or no logical organization of the response. There is no evidence of any understanding of scale, distance, and direction in the response, e.g., coastlines are not oriented correctly, scale is not used, and the arrangement of features appears almost random. Sometimes, no response is attempted and the item is left blank.