| Work Evaluated | Excellent: 4 | Good: 3 | Needs Improvement: 2 | Unacceptable: 1 |
Script:
Historical Correctness | Is historically accurate in its description of the figure and his/her role during the Revolutionary War. | (a) Is mostly historically accurate in its description of the historical figure and his/her role during the Revolutionary War; OR
(b) Is missing some minor historical facts. | (a) Has several errors in its description of the historical figure and his/her role during the Revolutionary War; OR
(b) Is missing significant historical facts. | Has many errors in its description of the historical figure and his/her role during the Revolutionary War; OR
(b) Does not include historical facts. |
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Character Development | (a) Provides many details about the historical figure; AND
(b) Fully develops the character into a memorable person in history as a first person account. | (a) Provides many details about the historical figure; AND
(b) Partially develops the character into a memorable person in history as a first person account. | (a) Provides some details about the historical figure; AND
(b) Partially develops the character into a memorable person in history as a first person account. | (a) Provides little or no detail about the historical figure; OR
(b) Fails to develop the character as a memorable person in history; OR
(c) Is written in third person. |
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Explanation of Historical Figure's SignificanceIn the Revolutionary War | Thoughtfully and accurately reflects the historical figure's significance during the Revolutionary War and/or his/her effect on the continuation or ending of slavery. | (a) Reflects some thought; AND
(b) Is mostly accurate on the historical figure's significance during the Revolutionary War, and/or his/her effect on the continuation or ending of slavery. | a) Does not reflect thought; AND/OR
(b) Contains several inaccuracies about the historical figure's significance during the Revolutionary War, and/or his/her effect on the continuation or ending of slavery. | (a) Does not reflect the historical figure's significance in the Revolutionary War; OR
(b) Inaccurately reflects his/her significance in the Revolutionary War. |
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Explanation of Historical Figure's View(s) on Slavery | Thoughtfully and accurately reflects the historical figure's view(s) of slavery, the decision(s) made based on his/her beliefs, and the results of those decisions. | (a) Reflects some thought; AND
(b) Is mostly accurate on the historical figure's view(s) of slavery, the decision(s) made based on his/her beliefs, and the results of those decisions. | (a) Does not reflect thought; AND/OR
(b) Contains several inaccuracies about the historical figure's view(s) of slavery, the decision(s) made based on his/her beliefs, and the results of those decisions. | (a) Does not reflect the historical figure's view(s) of slavery, the decision(s) made based on his/her beliefs, and the results of those decisions; OR
(b) Reflects significant inaccuracies. |
Presentation:
Story Telling | Presenter: (a) Tells the story of his/her historical figure knowledgeably without notes; AND
(b) Is enthusiastic; AND
(c) Remains in character. | Presenter: (a) Tells the story of his/her historical figure knowledgeably without notes; AND
(b) Is mostly enthusiastic; AND
(c) Mostly remains in character. | Presenter: (a) Tells the story of his/her historical figure knowledgeably with some help from notes; AND
(b) Is mostly unenthusiastic; AND/OR
(c) Frequently does not remain in character. | Presenter: (a) Relies heavily on notes to tell the story of his/her historical figure; AND
(b) Is mostly unenthusiastic; AND/OR
(c) Frequently does not remain in character. |
Poster or Backboard:
Content | Includes: (a) Two or more artifacts (document, photo, etc.) clearly related to the historical figure, his/her role in the Revolutionary War, and his/her view(s) on slavery; AND
(b) A typed summary of the historical figure. | Includes:(a) One artifact (document, photo, etc.) clearly related to the historical figure, his/her role in the Revolutionary War, and his/her view(s) on slavery; AND
(b) A typed summary of the historical figure. | Includes: (a) One artifact (document, photo, etc.) somewhat related to the historical figure, his/her role in the Revolutionary War, and his/her view(s) on slavery; AND
(b) An incomplete or hand-written summary of the historical figure. | Does not include: (a) An artifact (document, photo, etc.) OR the artifact is not related to the historical figure, his/her role in the Revolutionary War, or his/her view(s) on slavery; OR
(b) A summary of the historical figure. |
Poster or Backboard:
Attractiveness | Is exceptionally attractive in its design, layout, and neatness. | Is attractive in its design, layout, and neatness. | Is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. | Is not attractive because it is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. |
Poster or Backboard:
Grammar/Spelling | No grammatical or spelling mistakes. | One grammatical or spelling mistake. | Two grammatical or spelling mistakes. | Three or more grammatical or spelling mistakes. |
| Workload | Was divided and shared equally by all team members. | Was divided and shared fairly by all team members, though workloads may have varied from person to person. | Was divided, but one person in the group was viewed as not doing his/her fair share of the work. | Was not divided; OR several people in the group were viewed as not doing their fair share of the work. |
| Rough Draft | Rough draft brought on due date. Student shares with peer and extensively edits based on peer feedback. | Rough draft brought on due date. Student shares with peer and peer makes edits. | Student's own rough draft not ready for editing, although student provides feedback and/or edits for peer. | Rough draft not ready for editing, AND student did not participate in reviewing peer's draft. |
