iRubric: American History Unit 1 Timeline Rubric

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American History Unit 1 Timeline Rubric

Students complete a timeline for events, people, primary source documents, key terms and vocabulary for Unit 1, Beginnings of American History, 1100 a 1200. There should be at least 3 events per 100 years.

Rubric Code: J5WBCA

By mfelix

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Timeline
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Superior 4 pts
Chronology	Poor Lacking most events. Not arranged chronologically for each 100 years. Most are unlabeled or irrelevant.	Fair Most events not arranged chronologically for each 100 years. Lots of events missing or not relevant. All events labelled	Good Most events (3-4) arranged chronologically for each 100 years. Some events missing. Most events labelled	Superior 5+ events arranged chronologically for each 100 years All events labelled.
Labeling/Directions	Poor Has few events dated and/or labeled.	Fair Has some events dated and labeled.	Good Has most events dated and labeled.<BR> <BR> Has a few errors in grammar.	Superior Each event has a date and label.<BR> Each event is capitalized and punctuated appropriately.
Neatness	Poor Appears rushed, sloppy or careless. Difficult to read clearly or understand.	Fair Difficult to read. Sloppy. Shows little thought and planning.	Good Shows thought & planning. Mostly: Understandable. Legible. Neat. Has a proper heading of all group members.	Superior Shows careful thought & planning. Understandable. Legible. Neat. Has some "pop" or eye appeal.
Details/Implications	Poor Gives no details or implications of events	Fair Gives little detail and poor analysis of implications of events	Good Gives details and implications of events, using some drawings or printed pictures.	Superior Gives appropriate details and thoughtful implications of events, using drawings and detailed pictures of events.