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Rubric for Regions of the United States Project

Students will work as a team to research, and create a Travel Brochure and Podcast about the Regions of the United States. Created for use with the Webquest creation developed by C. Barlow, P. Capiewski, and K. Petroshius

Rubric Code: D4B34A

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	OUTSTANDING 5 pts	SATISFACTORY 3 pts	UNACCEPTABLE 1 pts	Points Earned (N/A)
RESEARCH	OUTSTANDING The State Fact Sheet was complete and ALL information on the sheet was accurate and was recorded neatly	SATISFACTORY The State Fact Sheet was missing 1 or 2 pieces of information AND/OR 1 or 2 items items were not accurate, AND/OR the sheet was not neatly written.	UNACCEPTABLE The State Fact Sheet was missing 3 or more items AND/OR more than 3 items were inaccurate AND/OR the sheet was not wriiten neatly.	Points Earned
TEAMWORK	OUTSTANDING Team members worked exceptionally well together using Google documents. ALL team members listened to and supported the efforts of others. The group was on task the majority of time!	SATISFACTORY Team members worked pretty well together using Google documents. However, the team as a whole was dominated by 1 or 2 team members. The group was almost always on task.	UNACCEPTABLE Two or more members of the team were often off task, AND/OR one or more team members were disrespectful to others in the group AND/OR one or more members of the team were not allowed to voice and share their ideas AND/OR their ideas were automatically rejected by other team members.	Points Earned
TRAVEL BROCHURE	OUTSTANDING The Travel Brochure is very well laid out, all information about the region is accurate, it contains no spelling errors, grapics are attractive and well distributed, and at least 3 historic sites and 5 attractions are listed for the region, 2 foods that are common to the region AND at least 3 state facts are listed in the Travel Brochure.	SATISFACTORY The Travel Brochure is somewhat organized AND/OR has 1 or 2 pieces of inaccurate information, AND/OR 1 or 2 spelling errors, AND/OR graphics are not well laid out AND/OR only 2 historic sites are listed AND/OR 4 attractions are listed for the region, only 1 food that is common to the region AND/OR 2 state facts are listed in the Travel Brochure.	UNACCEPTABLE The Travel Brochure is very poorly organized or laid out AND/OR more than 2 items are inaccurate, AND/OR there are more than 2 spelling errors, AND/OR graphics do not go well with the text, AND/OR there is only 1 historic site listed AND/OR 3 or less attractions are listed for the region, AND/OR no foods that are common to the region are named AND/OR only 1 state fact is listed in the Travel Brochure.	Points Earned
Presentation	OUTSTANDING ALL members of the team were exceptionally prepared. ALL spoke clearly and they ALL presented their region with enthusiasm. At least 3 historic sites and 5 attractions , 2 foods common to the region and 3 state facts were named during the presentation.	SATISFACTORY Most members of the team were well prepared, AND/OR 1 team member did not speak clearly, AND/OR 1 team member did not speak with enthusiasm, AND/OR while presenting information about their region onlly 2 historic sites AND/OR 4 attractions were named during the Podcast AND/OR only 1 food common to the region, AND/OR only 2 state facts were named during the presentation.	UNACCEPTABLE Two ot more members of the team were not well prepared, AND/OR more than one member of the team did not speak clearly, AND/OR only 1 historic site was named AND/OR only 3 attractions, AND/OR no food was named that is common to the region, AND/OR only 1 state fact was named during the presentation.	Points Earned
INDIVIDUAL WORK	OUTSTANDING As an individual the student has done an exceptional job of gathering all required information. ALL information is accurate and the student has completed ALL job responsibilities.	SATISFACTORY As an individual the student has done a very good job, but may have missed 1 important piece of the information AND/OR has not completed 1 area of his/her job responsibilities.	UNACCEPTABLE As an individual, the student hss done s poor job of gathering information with 2 or more items missing, AND/OR the student has gathered information that is inaccurate AND/OR has not completed 2 or more areas of his/her job responsibilities.	Points Earned

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Webquest Rubric for Social Studies

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Social Sciences

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