European Exploration Comic Strip Rubric

European Exploration Comic Strip Rubric

Directions: Please get an article from the teacher on the following explorers, or read an on-line or encyclopedia article about one of the following explorers; John Cabot, Ferdinand Magellan, Christopher Columbus, Samuel de Champlain, Jacques Cartier, Casco da Gama, Prince Henry the Navigator or Henry Hudson. Then create a comic strip using the rubric and information you read. You need to have information about the European Explorer, list the country he sailed for, reason for his exploration and where he landed or outcome of his trip somewhere in your comic. It can be funny or serious!

Name: ______

All 6 boxes are filled: ______/10

Name & Title in 1st box: ______/5

Pictures are colored: ______/5

European Explorer: ______/20

European Country he sailed for: ______/20

Reason for Exploration: ______/20

Outcome of Trip: ______/20

Total: ______/100