iRubric: 20th Century US Historical Events rubric

Statements of:
1. A key event.
2. Some things that were important to the people in your decade.
3. An important person from your decade.
4. Actions people took in your decade to create a change.
You can communicate using some historical terms and concepts.
You use some historical sources.
You can provide a one page report with headings, dot points and images of your decade.

Explanations of:
1. The key events of your decade.
2. Why your key event was significant to your decade.
3. People had an impact on your decade.
4. Two different views in your decade on an issue.

You provide explanations of:
1. The key events of your decade.
2. Why your key event was significant to your decade and history itself.
3. Which individuals and/or groups of people had an impact on your decade.
4. An example where the people of your decade held different views on at least one key issue and used evidence to support these examples.

Explanations of:
1. The key events of your decade.
2. Why your key event was significant to your decade.
3. People had an impact on your decade.
4. Two different views in your decade on an issue.

Student maintains eye contact with class, speaks confidently, and engages with audience effectively.

The presenter maintains good eye contact, speaks clearly and audibly, and generally engages the audience well.

The presenter has inconsistent eye contact or lacks engagement strategies, affecting audience involvement.

The presenter struggles to maintain eye contact and fails to engage the audience effectively.