Path of Destruction – War of the Worlds Map Project
Create an Illustrated Map of the Narrator and His Brother’s Journey

Directions: Students will create a map charting the narrator and his brother’s journey.  You may either split the map in half and draw two separate maps, or draw one map showing when the narrative focus is one the narrator’s brother (perhaps by using two different colored lines).

Requirements
•	Your map should have between fifteen and twenty important events from the text.
•	Your events should be listed in the order in which they occur.
•	Your events should be from the beginning, middle, and end of the novel.
•	Your map should be easy to follow.
•	Your map should contain at least three illustrations.
•	Your map should be neat and colorful.
•	Your map does not need to be geographically accurate, but it should contain landmarks.

Rubric

Events – Did you include 15 to 20 important events in the order in which they occurred?

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Clearly did not read the story      Missing many events or choosing minor events                   Nice Work       Excellent

Presentation – Did you include three illustrations?  Is your map easy to follow?  

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Clearly did not read the story      Missing many events or choosing minor events                   Nice Work       Excellent

Quality – Is your map neat and colorful?  Does your map have landmarks?

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Clearly did not read the story      Missing many events or choosing minor events                   Nice Work       Excellent