Criteria	1	2	3	4	
A
Interpretation of Historical Perspectives	The perspectives of First Nations peoples, the  Canadian government, and non-native Canadians are not all present and are inaccurately depicted in the cartoon.  The cartoonist uses less than three features.	The perspectives of First Nations peoples, the Canadian government, and non-native Canadians may not all be present and/ or  are inaccurately depicted in the cartoon.  Three or four features are used.	The perspectives of First Nations peoples, the  Canadian government, and non-native Canadians are accurately depicted in the cartoon through the use of five features	The perspectives of First Nations peoples, the  Canadian government, and non-native Canadians are clearly and accurately depicted in the cartoon through the use of at least five features	
B
Historical Content	Few facts or details are present; may contain several pieces of incorrect or irrelevant information	Some necessary facts and details are present; may contain irrelevant or incorrect information; may be very basic or simplistic	Contains sufficient facts and details to explain the main ideas of the document and reactions to it	Contains several facts and details that explain and explore the main ideas of document and reactions to it. Information goes beyond the basic and demonstrates a deeper level of research and understanding.	
C
Effective use of Cartooning Techniques	Few cartooning techniques are used 	Some cartooning techniques are generally applied 	Some cartooning techniques are effectively applied to create a message and position that are generally clear	Many cartooning features and techniques are insightfully applied to create an interesting and very clear message and position	
D
Explanatory Paragraph	Most explanations in the paragraph are unconvincing or unrelated to the overall message 	The paragraph lacks detail and the description about the overall message, choices, and cartooning techniques utilized is  somewhat unconvincing  	The paragraph provides some detail, and the description about the overall message, choices, and cartooning features utilized clear	The paragraph provides a very detailed and convincing description of the overall message choices and cartooning features utilized  	
E
					
F