Create a cover for an issue of Dig It!

magazine that highlights the archeological

discoveries made at Mohenjodaro. Your cover must include
• an imaginative subtitle.
• attractive visuals of three artifacts.
• brief captions that explain what each artifact reveals about daily life in
Mohenjodaro.
Category Exceeds Meets Standard Standard Standard Not
Standard Partially Met Meet

The cover is Graphics reflect Many graphics No relevant

exceptionally creativity, all are
are not clear or graphic used.
Magazine attractive in related to topic are too small, The cover is
Cover terms of design, and make it no original distractingly
layout, and easier to graphics are messy and/or
neatness. understand. The included, very poorly
Graphics are to cover is graphics do not designed. It is
an exceptional attractive in relate to the not attractive.
degree creative terms of design, topic. The cover
and are related layout and is distractingly
to topic making neatness. messy or very
it easier to poorly
understand. designed. It is
Each picture has Each picture has Some pictures
not attractive. Does not
a caption that is a caption that have captions include
Content interesting, reveal about about daily life, captions,
creative, and daily life. All information information is
unique, facts are mostly correct. inaccurate. Does
captions are correct. Includes Includes a not include a
about daily life. an imaginative subtitle. subtitle.
All facts are subtitle
correct. Includes
an imaginative
subtitle, that is
perhaps a play
Following Uses time etc.
on words wisely Uses time Does not always
use time wisely,
Does not use
time wisely, not
& prepared to wisely, mostly
Directions work everyday. on task in class not always on on task in class,
task in class and not prepared to
/On Task Really focused & prepared to prepared to work work everyday,
on tasks. work everyday. everyday, distracted others.
Assignment Most directions distracted others. Total disregard
turned in on followed Many directions for directions.
time. correctly. not followed Project not turned
Assignment correctly, in on time or
Assignment not never turned in.
turned in on
turned in on time.
time.