Infographics rubric

Assignment:

Category 5 4 3 2 1
1. Main Idea The topic and Topic and main ideas Topic and main ideas Topic is given but Topic and/or
messages of the are clear. are given but unclear. main ideas are main ideas are
infographic are clear unclear or lacking. absent or very
and easily understood unclear.

2. Supporting Details (including Details are added to Some details are More is needed for Very little detail
Details labels) support the support each main support the main understanding. is provided for
main ideas without ideas with minimal ideas. Some are Some are the main ideas
distracting with clutter. clutter. distracting. distracting. and
understanding
is limited.
3. Content - At least almost all Most facts are Only half of the 2 accurate facts are Fewer than 2
Accuracy accurate facts/concepts displayed, but with accurate displayed. accurate facts
are displayed in the some inaccurate facts/concepts are are displayed.
infographics. points. given.
4. Graphics & The graphics represent Most graphics Some graphics Most graphics Graphics do not
information information represent the misrepresent the misrepresent the relate to the
Relevance appropriately. information information. information. topic.
appropriately.
5. Graphics - Color, shape, size, and Color, shape, size, Color, shape, size, Color, shape, size, Color, shape,
Visual arrangement of and arrangement can and arrangement can and arrangement size, and
graphics contribute mostly contribute somewhat contribute are present but do arrangement are
meaning to the overall meaning. meaning. not add to the distracting or
message. information. misleading.

6. Keywords All of the keywords in Most keywords in Some keywords in Keywords are used None or a few
texts appear in texts appear in texts appear in in Infographics but keywords used
Infographics. Infographics but Infographics but most of keywords this Infographic
missed some missed some are missed.
keywords. keywords.
7. Type The type of The type of The type of The type of The type of
Infographics chosen Infographics chosen Infographics chosen Infographics chosen Infographics
highly supports the is relevant to the can somewhat convey does not convey the chosen does no
content being content but another the information. information well or make senses.
presented. type may be better or support the content
may lead to more being presented.
clarity for the viewer
with
8. Grammar There are no There are 1 -2 There are a few There are There are too
grammatical mistakes. grammatical grammatical noticeably many
mistakes. mistakes. grammatical grammatical
mistakes. mistakes to
convey the
meaning.

Total

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2012 by The Source for Learning, Inc. This rubric created from a template offered by TeachersFirst.com as part of
Now I See! Pages on using infographics in the classroom (http://www.teachersfirst.com/iste/infographics). Modification
and duplication by teachers for single classroom use is permitted as long as this footer remains.
All other rights reserved.
 2012 by The Source for Learning, Inc. This rubric created from a template offered by TeachersFirst.com as part of
Now I See! Pages on using infographics in the classroom (http://www.teachersfirst.com/iste/infographics). Modification
and duplication by teachers for single classroom use is permitted as long as this footer remains.
All other rights reserved.