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History Project 
History Project
Rubric to be used for grading history projects/presentations
Rubric Code: U246CWB
By Kristinlane
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Subject: History  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Excellent

It would be hard to improve this element in any significant way.

5 pts

Proficient

This element is completely acceptable and it's clear that the student worked hard on it.

4 pts

Need More Work

This element needs some improvement.

3 pts

Unsatisfactory

This element is not acceptable at all.

1 pts

Historical Events

Excellent

Main historical event is studied and discussed. It's obvious the student understood what the important events was, why it was important, and was thorough.
Proficient

Historical events studied/discussed are included and explained clearly.
Need More Work

Mentioned at least one historical event, but needs to provide better explanation and be more thorough about covering all the main events.
Unsatisfactory

Historical events are entirely or inaccurate. No description or explanation is given.
Interesting Facts or Ideas

Excellent

Clearly states what they feel were the most important or interesting facts or ideas that they discovered in the chapter, and why they feel these are important. The student has been thorough and can provide a good argument for why those facts/ideas should be considered important.
Proficient

Clearly states several important facts or ideas in a way that is informative to the reader.
Need More Work

Facts or ideas are included but should be marked more clearly and explanations need to be given.
Unsatisfactory

There are no important facts or ideas mentioned.
Geography

* inclusion of at least one relevant map
Excellent

The student has highlighted at least one important geography concept studied. They've provided a clear explanation, illustration, diagram, or other way of presenting the concept.
Proficient

The student has included at least one geography concept and provided some explanation of that concept. Map was used effectively.
Need More Work

The student has included a geography concept that either is inaccurate, hard to understand, or was not part of topic or map was not used.
Unsatisfactory

There is no geography concept presented. No map is present.
Research

Excellent

Research is consistently 
accurate, relevant, and 
supports the learning objective 
with a variety of concrete, 
factual information.
Proficient

Research is mostly accurate 
and relevant. Research 
supports the learning objective 
with basic factual information.
Need More Work

Research is more general than 
specific. It includes some 
evidence, but it contains errors, 
or does not support learning 
objective.
Cut and pasting is evident.
Unsatisfactory

Research does not support the 
learning objective or produce 
relevant evidence.
Large sections of content are 
cut and paste.
Illustrations and Photos

2-3 of these
Excellent

Illustrations relate well to the information and help the reader understand it better. Each one is framed neatly and has a neat and easy-to-read title or caption. It is easy to understand why that photo or illustration was placed there. They are either printed out from another source or--if hand drawn--are easy to identify and understand. Cut outs have an equal margin around all sides and are smooth and straight.
Proficient

Each one is clearly related to the content and has captions or titles. They are neat and easy to identify, whether printed or hand drawn.
Need More Work

Illustrations are hard to identify or understand and may not appear to be related to the content. Many are not labeled or captioned. Cut outs are messy.
Unsatisfactory

If there are any illustrations, they are mostly unrelated to the content, or are difficult to identify, messy, and not titled or captioned.
Presentation:

Excellent

Spectacular. Excited about topic, great eye contact; very confident
Proficient

Passion in voice some of the time, good eye contact, confident and competent,
Need More Work

Normal voice tone, some eye contact, some confidence and competence, unclear,
Unsatisfactory

Soft voice, hard to understand, weak, poor confidence and competence, poor eye contact, unclear.
Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Pro

Excellent

All the content is spelled correctly, and proper grammar and punctuation has been used, ALL words are pronounciated correctly.
Proficient

Most of the content is spelled correctly--maybe one or two errors. Grammar is correct, and most of the punctuation is correct--maybe 3-5 errors. Most words are pronounciated correctly.
Need More Work

There are 6-10 spelling errors and 11-15 punctuation errors. There are 3-5 grammar errors. 2 mispronounced words.
Unsatisfactory

More than 10 spelling errors, more than 15 punctuation errors, or more than 6 grammar errors. 3+ mis-pronounced words.




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