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U.S. History Project 8.1

Students are scored on how well they transfer information related to the days leading up to the American Revolution into an original visual and poem based from Paul Revere's Boston Massacre piece.

Rubric Code: A7B2CB

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 6-8

Unrest in the Colonies
	Far Below Basic 1 pts	Below Basic 2 pts	Basic 3 pts	Proficient/Advanced 4 pts
Visual Representation	Far Below Basic Lacks original thought, color (as appropriate), no attempt.	Below Basic Has some thought into presentation and aesthetic look.	Basic Visual shows thought on relevance to time period, use of media and understanding of material.	Proficient/Advanced Visual uses appropriate media, relevant to time period, full use of platform with minimal errors/flaws.
Visual Content	Far Below Basic The visual has no cohesive understanding of what the content should be for the time period.	Below Basic Visual shows minimal understanding of the time period and life for the people of the day.	Basic Visual shows fair understanding of the time period and life for the people of the day.	Proficient/Advanced Visual shows great representation of the time period and life for the people of the day.
Poem (Rap/Song) - Rhyming Scheme	Far Below Basic No Rhyming Scheme	Below Basic Attempt at Rhyming Scheme, issue lies with word choices not being appropriate.	Basic Rhyming Scheme is clear with a few errors in rhyming words.	Proficient/Advanced Rhyming Scheme is clear and has
Poem - Historical Details	Far Below Basic No historically accurate details. Less than 3 details of information.	Below Basic Attempt at using historically accurate details, less than 5 references to persons, events, place with dates.	Basic Use of several historically accurate details, 8 - 10 references of people, events, places with dates.	Proficient/Advanced More than 10 references to historically accurate information using people, events, places with dates.
Updates	Far Below Basic Less than 1/2 of the updates were completed.	Below Basic Several updates are late, missing or incomplete.	Basic Updates may be late, missing or incomplete for a few but not all entries.	Proficient/Advanced Updated Voice Thread, Google Group, and Google Form as directed.