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7th Grade English Language Arts

Assignment: Read a book of historical fiction, and prepare an oral presentation in which you provide a summary of the story, including main ideas and most significant details. Also, compare and contrast the fictional portrayal of a time and place with a historical account of the same period to show how authors of fiction use or alter history. 24 pts. possible

Rubric Code: C223244

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Subject: English

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 6-8

Historical Fiction Presentation
	Novice 1 pts	Apprentice 2 pts	Expert 3 pts	Master 4 pts	Total (N/A)
Presentation	Novice Speaks quietly and indistinctly, rarely, if ever, looks up at audience, no prop. Four or more minutes outside of time requirement.	Apprentice Doesn't always speak clearly or loudly enough, looks up a few times, includes a prop, such as a clothing item, that is not clearly related to story or sources. Speaks less than 5, or more than 8, minutes.	Expert Speaks clearly, mostly loudly enough, looks up several times from notes to make eye contact with audience, includes a prop, such as a clothing item, related to story or sources. Speaks at least 5, but not more than 8, minutes.	Master Speaks clearly, loudly enough for all to hear, familiar enough with notes/information to look at audience throughout presentation. Includes a prop, such as a clothing item, related to story or sources. Speaks at least 5, but not more than 8, minutes.	Total
Documentation	Novice Summary is handwritten, less than 1/2 sheet, or more than 1 1/2 sheet. Does not include title and/or author for story. Has missing sources or sources not related to original story. Significant (8+) spelling and grammar errors. No connection made between historical sources and story.	Apprentice Less than 1/2 sheet or more than 1 1/2 pages, typed, summary from which presentation is made. Does not include all details of title an author for story and sources. Fails to include either library source, encyclopedia (online/print), or educational (magazine) publication. Summary has 5 or more grammatical or spelling mistakes. Summary is missing details and connection between historical sources and story.	Expert Not quite (or more than) one sheet, typed, summary from which presentation is made. Includes title of story, author, and title and authors of sources, including one library book, one encyclopedia source (online or print) and one educational publication (magazine) source. Summary is mostly grammatically correct and mostly correctly spelled. Includes main idea and some details of story, historical analysis does not include how authors of historical fiction use/alter history.	Master One sheet, typed, summary from which presentation is made. Includes title of story, author, and title and authors of sources, including one library book, one encyclopedia source (online or print) and one educational publication (magazine) source. Summary is grammatically correct, and has correct spelling. Includes main idea and significant details of story, as well as a paragraph of analysis of how authors of historical fiction use/alter history.	Total
Selection	Novice Story is not historical fiction, or was deemed insufficient quality by teacher, and is outside of 100 pts. of student exile, without approval from teacher.	Apprentice Book is historical fiction, not from award-winning list of titles and not pre-determined by teacher to be of sufficient quality. More than 100 pts. outside of student's exile, without approval from teacher.	Expert Story is not from award-winning historical fiction titles, but is still high quality (as pre-determined by teacher), is within 100 pts of student's exile (see teacher for approval of other books/level)	Master Story is selected from list of award-winning historical fiction titles, and is within 100 pts. of student's Lexile. (See teacher for approval of other books/level)	Total
Sources	Novice Missing two or all historical sources, incomplete citation, and source, if any, is not related to story, i.e. incorrect historical era. No historical content included.	Apprentice Missing or inappropriate selection of one or more source. Incomplete citation of title, author or copyright. Sources are not related to story, i.e. incorrect historical era, content is not incorporated into summary.	Expert Sources include one library book, one encyclopedia source (online or print) and one educational publication (magazine) source. Title, author, and copyright date are included for each. Sources are mostly related to story, i.e. roughly the same historical era, content is not connected to story but presented separately.	Master Sources include one library book, one encyclopedia source (online or print) and one educational publication (magazine) source. Title, author, and copyright date are included for each. Sources are clearly related to story, i.e. correct historical era, content is appropriately incorporated into summary.	Total
Summary	Novice Summary is incomplete, missing main idea, details, and organization. Student has clearly not engaged with story by displaying incomplete familiarity.	Apprentice Student presents an idea, which is not the main idea OR includes main idea, but is missing significant details. Summary is poorly written, using repetitious generic words (e.g. tree, instead of poplar or birth) and awkward transitions or overuse of words such as very, many, really. Fails to demonstrate understanding by failing to explain story and making no connections.	Expert Summary includes main idea, at least two of the most significant details, and is well-written, including some variety of vocabulary, and minimal use of transition words, and demonstrates basic level of understanding by explaining story in own words, but without making connections.	Master Summary includes main idea, at least two of the most significant details, and is well-written, including variety of vocabulary, use of transition words, and demonstrates high level of understanding by making appropriate connections, e.g. to the student's own life, current events, or other historical figures.	Total
Compare/Contrast	Novice One or no actual points of historical context presented, but simply a general (if any) description of historical period.	Apprentice Fewer than 3 points of comparison/contrast between historical sources and story. Points chosen do not apply to story, but are simply historical details.	Expert Presentation includes 3-5 points of comparison/contrast between historical sources and story, but connections between historical source and story are not clearly explained, leaving audience to figure out.	Master Presentation includes 3-5 points of comparison/contrast between historical sources and story. Connections between historical source and story are clearly explained using details from sources and story.	Total

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