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living biography Select an historical person who lived within the last 1000 years and had great impact on the world of today. Create a research report and a living biography presentation delivered in first person. Rubric Code: YX324C5 By weaverjk Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

research paper: historical person
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 10 pts
1 Determine topic	Poor none found	Fair topic selected but no support websites found	Good topic selected and three web sites retrieved.
2. Retrieve resources	Poor none retrieved	Fair 3 databases / directories used print source (book)	Good 3 databases / directories used Biography.com, Biography in context Gilder Lehrman History.com Wikipedia (as starting point) all others require web site evaluation sheet Book used and cited
3 Note taking	Poor no notes	Fair use of Cornell or Harvard note systems; submitted	Good Cornell or Harvard systems used for three databases (one per page() with URL and date of ACCESS included
4 Critical Questions	Poor none answered	Fair 3 or fewer answered	Good 5 critical questions covered: 1. when and where born 2. unusual circumstances 3. why notable 4. Gifted or not? 5. Affect on today's world?
5 Submission	Poor does not turn in print or online copy, follow formatting, and not on time	Fair 2 or fewer completed: not on time print not turned in online not turned in formatting followed	Good On time print copy turned in Online copy turned in Formatting followed.
6 Writing, grammar etc	Poor multiple errors in grammar, spelling etc	Fair 5 - 10 errors	Good 5 or fewer errors
7 Timetables	Poor not included	Fair included but incomplete	Good complete info for time range
8 Bibliography	Poor not included	Fair not formatted in MLA 7	Good formatted in MLA7 sources cited internal hot links connected
9 Images	Poor not included	Fair map or images	Good map and images with citations
10 Cover sheet	Poor not included	Fair incomplete	Good Complete