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Journal Entries of Historical Fictional Character

Journal Entries of Revolutionary War Fictional Character

Create 4 journal entries for a fictional - historical character. Each entry will be worth 25 points in the total project grade. 1st entry: character introduction. 2nd entry; describe the historical event. 3rd entry; character's thoughts on the event. 4th entry; how does the character see the future. Each entry should make connections to actual people, lifestyle and events of the historical period being studied and include at least 4 paragraphs with 5 sentences in each paragraph.

Rubric Code: FX4WCB6

By rjeror

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Subject: History

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Journal Entry
	Missing 1 pts	Needs Work 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Creativity	Missing Journal not submitted or incomplete.	Needs Work Journal contains little or no engaging language or details that would make it interesting. Sentence types and length are not varied.	Good Journal contains some engaging language and details that make it interesting. Sentence types and length are sometimes varied.	Excellent Journal contains very engaging language and details that make it exceptionally interesting. Sentence types and length, are always varied.
Spelling and Grammar	Missing Journal not submitted or incomplete.	Needs Work The journal entry contains several (more than 3) spelling/grammar mistakes.	Good The journal entry contains few (1-3) spelling/grammar mistakes.	Excellent The journal entry contains no spelling/ grammar mistakes.
Connection to History	Missing Journal not submitted or incomplete.	Needs Work Contents of the journal entries bear little or no connection to the appropriate historical period.	Good Contents of the journal entries somewhat connect to the appropriate historical time period.	Excellent Contents of the journal entries strongly connect to the appropriate historical time period.
Depth of Thought	Missing Journal not submitted or incomplete.	Needs Work The journal entry exhibits a low level of effort and little or no reflection on the character. The student put little or no time to understand how the historical character may feel.	Good The journal entry exhibits a medium level of effort and some reflection on the character. The student took some time to understand how the historical character may feel.	Excellent The journal entry exhibits a high level of effort and lengthy reflection on the character. The student took extra time to understand how the historical character may feel.