| Beginning 1 | Developing 2 | Accomplished 3 | Exemplary 4 | Score | |
| Individual:
Rolls and research notebook |
Saves and completes research notebook page, leaving some questions incomplete. | Saves and completes research notebook page with some information. Does not include pictures or share with teacher. | Saves a copy and completes research notebook page with relevant information. Does not include pictures. | Saves a copy and completes research notebook page with relevant information, pictures. Saves and shares document with the teacher. | |
| Individual:
Works collaboratively with group |
Does not manage time, needs redirection from peers and teacher. Completes sections without collaborating. | Manages time somewhat, but continues to need redirection from peers and teacher. Works with the team. | Effectively manages time throughout process. Still needs occasional redirection from peers or teacher. | Effectively manages time, completes all tasks with the group without any redirection from teacher or peers. | |
| Team: Poster | Poster is missing key pieces of research and has more than 5 spelling or grammar mistakes. Poster is simple, and does not include pictures. | Poster includes all sections of research, but has more than 3-5 spelling or grammar mistakes. Poster is simple, includes pictures but no descriptions. | Poster includes all sections of research, with less than 3 spelling or grammar mistakes. Poster is creative and includes pictures, but no descriptions. | Poster includes all sections of research, with no mistakes in spelling or grammar. Poster is creative and includes pictures and descriptions. Poster includes compare/contrast information about tribe and present day. | |
| Team: Presentation | One team member speaks for their team. They are only sharing their section of research and are either reading from the poster for the other sections or omitting the remaining parts. | Only 2 team members speak during presentation. They speak clearly and are somewhat knowledgeable about their section of the quest. The third person’s section is omitted. | Each team member takes a turn sharing their research. They speak clearly and are somewhat knowledgeable about their section of the quest. They offer no additional information. | Each team member takes a turn sharing their research. They speak clearly and are knowledgeable and offer additional information they have learned in their quest. | |