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Boston Massacre: Fake News?

After consulting several primary source documents expressing multiple perspectives on what occurred during the "Boston Massacre," either: 1. Create an "accurate" engraving of the event and explain why it is more reliable than Paul Revere's famous engraving. or 2. Write a 1-page essay describing why, or why not, Paul Revere's engraving is "fake news". Write in AERO format and cite textual evidence to support your thesis.

Rubric Code: FX9X76A

By jkasler

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Boston Massacre: Fake News? 8.WHST.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content. 8.8. Evaluate information from a variety of sources and perspectives.
	Less Than Proficient DNM <70% 10 pts	Proficient C/B-Level Work 70-89% 14 pts	Mastery A-Level Work 90-100% 20 pts
Development of Ideas Essential Question: Was the Boston Massacre "fake news"?	Less Than Proficient The essay or engraving addresses the EQ but lacks development, support, and text-based evidence. The essay or engraving lacks organization.	Proficient The essay or engraving addresses the EQ and shows effective development of the topic using text-based evidence, reasoning, and/or description.	Mastery The essay or engraving addresses the EQ and shows effective and comprehensive development of the claim/thesis/controlling idea using text-based evidence, clear and convincing reasoning and/or description.
Language and Conventions	Less Than Proficient Contains consistent spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure errors.	Proficient Contains limited spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure errors.	Mastery Contains 1 or less spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure errors.