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Issues in Latin America Assessment

Students can choose one of the 4 options to show what 2 issues they think are most serious in Latin American countries and why. They must back up their opinions with facts from the lecture and graphs.

Rubric Code: FXW4AX2

By cfield87

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Issues in Latin America
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 9 pts	Fair 8 pts	Poor 7 pts
Content- Issues	Excellent Student picked and thoroughly explained two issues that were discussed during class, either in lecture or during the graph and chart analysis.	Good Student adequately explained two issues that were discussed during class, either in lecture or during the graph and chart analysis.	Fair Student states but does not explain 2 issues that were discussed during class, either in lecture or during the graph and chart analysis.	Poor Student does not explain 2 issues that were discussed during class, either in lecture or during the graph and chart analysis.
Opinion clearly stated	Excellent Student clearly states his/her opinion as to which issues are most severe in Latin American countries today.	Good Student adequately states his/her opinion as to which issues are most severe in Latin American countries today.	Fair Student gives a vague answer as to which issues are most severe in Latin American countries today.	Poor Student does not state an opinion.
Supporting Evidence	Excellent Student gives a thorough and detailed explanation of supporting evidence that was discussed during class. They reference graphs and charts.	Good Student gives an adequate explanation of supporting evidence that was discussed during class. They reference graphs and charts.	Fair Student gives a simple adequate explanation of supporting evidence that was discussed during class. They do not reference specific resources from class that was discussed.	Poor Student does not give any supporting evidence from class sources to back up their opinion.
Creativity	Excellent Much thought was put into making the project interesting and enjoyable. Very easy to read and understand. Includes excellent pictures that enhances the project if necessary.	Good A good effort was made into making the project interesting and enjoyable for the reader. It is fairly easy to read and understand. Includes relevant and eye catching pictures if necessary.	Fair Some thought was put into making the project interesting for the reader but there is some confusing information. Some things are hard for the reader to understand or follow.	Poor Little thought and effort was put into making the project interesting and complete.
Mechanics	Excellent Contains no spelling or grammatical errors are found in the project.	Good Includes 1-2 spelling, grammatical errors, etc in the text.	Fair Includes 3-4 spelling, grammatical errors etc in the text.	Poor Includes more than 5 spelling or grammatical errors etc in the text. The project is not typed up.

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