This document is a one page scoring guide to use as an end of lesson/unit assessment when instructing the students on a given region of the United States.
This lesson can be integrated into Language Arts (due to presentation factors and lines/stanzas) and is a fun way to assess the students' knowledge of a learned section. After finishing a set region of the United States, I would have the students create a song that highlights the most important parts of that region (including Culture, Government, Geography, and Economy), plus connections to our region.
This document can be modified to fit the needs of your classroom, and easily converted to a rubric is so desired.
Thanks for viewing this scoring guide; be sure to check out other documents I have placed on here, which are applicable between 3rd and 6th grade.