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Civil War Project Peer Review

Research photographs taken during the Civil War; use the Library of Congress for a starting point. Choose ONE photograph from the war and print out a copy. Be sure to include the citation from where you got the picture. Next write a detailed diary entry about the photo. Compose the entry as the photographer commenting on the picture, or someone in the photo commenting on their experiences when the photo was taken, etc.

Rubric Code: DX29C53

By kfleetwood

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Subject: History

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Civil War Projectl
	Excellent (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Fair/Poor (N/A)	Peer review (N/A)
Overall design 30 points	Excellent Student included an authentic (cited) photograph from the Civil War. The photograph is clear, captioned, and neatly formatted to cardstock or construction paper.	Good Student included an authentic (cited) photograph from the Civil War. The photograph must be two of the following: is clear, captioned, and neatly formatted to cardstock or construction paper.	Fair/Poor Student included an authentic (cited) photograph from the Civil War. The photograph must must have one of the following: is clear, captioned, and neatly formatted to cardstock or construction paper.	Peer review
Diary entry 40 points	Excellent Entries must include all of the following: • When the photo was taken (month, date, year (at the very least you must have the year) • Where was the photo taken (city, state, battlefield) • Background (explain events leading up to the picture, related national stories, etc) • Who is in the picture? If no people are in the picture, research people who were involved in the events that took place in the time/location of your photograph. • Importance of the event	Good Entries must include four of the following: • When the photo was taken • Where was the photo taken (city, state, battlefield, house,etc) • Background (explain events leading up to the picture, related national stories, etc) • Who is in the picture? Investigate all aspects of the picture. If no people are in the picture, research people who were involved in the events that took place in the time/location of your photograph. • Importance of the events and peop	Fair/Poor Entries must include at least three of the following: • When the photo was taken • Where was the photo taken (city, state, battlefield, house,etc) • Background (explain events leading up to the picture, related national stories, etc) • Who is in the picture? Investigate all aspects of the picture. If no people are in the picture, research people who were involved in the events that took place in the time/location of your photograph. • Importance of the events	Peer review
Spelling/grammar 20 points	Excellent Minimal problems with spelling and grammar use. Errors are between 0-2	Good Some problems with spelling and grammar use. Errors are between 3-5	Fair/Poor Problems with spelling and grammar use. Errors are between 6 or more.	Peer review
Works Cited page 10 points	Excellent Works Cited page is included with correct MLA format.	Good Works Cited page is included but may have mistakes, incorrect MLA format.	Fair/Poor No Works Cited page is included or citation is minimal... ex.- only a URL address is given.	Peer review

Subjects:

History

Types:

Project

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