GUIDELINES FOR MAPS

Making good maps takes time and effort.  Begin working on map assignments promptly to insure that you’ll have enough time to complete the assignment properly.  Rush jobs are easy to spot.

Labeling – BLACK INK ONLY  (A pilot style pen gives the best results)

1.       Do all printing in pencil first – then trace over in ink last.

2.       Print all words horizontally unless you are told differently.

a.      use a ruler or other straight surface to guide your writing.

b.       Exception:  Rivers may be labeled along the line of the river.

3.       Lettering should be neat.

4.       All information on the map should be spelled correctly.

5.       Continents, countries, oceans, and states are to be labeled in  CAPITAL LETTERS.  (“Cross in a DAY?” = NOT all capital letters)

6.       Cities should be labeled as follows:

a.      designated with a red dot

b.       begin with a capital letter followed by lower case letters.

- do not mix letters:          Acceptable               Unacceptable

     Philadelphia                          PhilaDeLPhia

Coloring – COLORED PENCILS ONLY

1.       Water is always blue and the only thing colored blue.

2.       Coloring strokes should go in one direction only and be neat.

3.       Never color two adjacent countries or continents the same color.

4.       The entire map needs to be colored as directed by the instructions.

5.       Borders should be outlined and obvious.

Key – information should be written in BLACK INK ONLY