Criteria

Exceeds Expectations

Fully Meets Expectations

Minimally Meets Expectations

Approaching Expectations

Central Image

Stands out; meaningfully grasps the key idea through metaphor or humour

Clear; use of picture or image that relates to key idea

Present; not eye catching or memorable

Not clear; difficult to separate from other information

Organization

Ideas clearly connect to central image and ideas consistently and accurately shift from most to least complex

Ideas clearly connect to central image and ideas, and for the most part move from most to least complex

Ideas radiate out from centre, some confusion as you follow ideas moving from most to least complex

Little to no indication that ideas are connected to and radiating out from centre, from most to least complex

Keys

Dynamic use of key images and keywords.  They clearly connect to central image.  See use of metaphor, humour, cut-outs from magazines, clipart, etc.

Images and key words clearly show and understanding of the content, although not that memorable

Images and keywords are evident, but either too few or imprecise

Little to no evidence of key images.  May have a few keywords or vice-versa

Connections

Effectively uses colour, codes, or links to meaningfully clarify connections for all aspects of Mind Map

Clearly uses colour, codes, or links to clarify connections and to assist with memory for most aspects of Mind Map

Obvious attempt is made to use colour, codes or links to enhance clarity ad memory.  Still a bit confusing

Little to no use of colour, codes, or links to illustrate connections between ideas

Depth

Shows a solid grasp of all the content covered.  Extensions of the key ideas show a deep understanding of that content

Shows a solid grasp of most of the content and shows extensions of most key ideas

Shows a basic level of coverage of key ideas but little extension of ideas

Insufficient coverage of content covered