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Family History Project

American Studies project with students exploring the history of their own family through writing and creative assignments.

Rubric Code: K69CC2

By sbosch

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Subject: History

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Family History
	Excellent Student complete project requirements at a high level. 1 pts	Good Student completes project requirements at an acceptable level. 1 pts	Poor Student completes project requirements below acceptable levels. 1 pts
Family Tree 30 pts A family tree designed on poster board.	Excellent Tree follows lineage of person interviewed. Includes all applicable family members. Presentation is colorful and includes pictures.	Good Tree follows lineage of person interviewed. Includes most applicable family members. Presentation is colorful or includes pictures.	Poor Tree follows lineage of person interviewed. Includes few applicable family members. Presentation is bland and shows little work.
Interview 25 pts Interview with a family member about how they grew up.	Excellent All interview questions are asked and answered in full. Interview is typed.	Good Most interview questions are asked and answered. Interview may or may not be typed.	Poor Some to no interview questions are asked and answered. Interview is not typed.
Anecdote 20 pts A short, funny story from your family.	Excellent Tells and interesting, funny story that is well written and typed. Has no grammatical or convention errors.	Good Tells and interesting, story that is well written and may be typed. Has few grammatical or convention errors.	Poor Tells a story that is not typed. Has many grammatical or convention errors.
Photograph 20 pts A picture with a poem that goes along with it.	Excellent Includes an interesting picture of you/your family from before you were five. Poem is well written and follow the conventions of poetry as taught in class.	Good Includes a picture of you/your family from before you were five. Poem is well written and follows most of the conventions of poetry as taught in class.	Poor Includes a picture of you/your family from sometime in your life. Poem is written but does not follow the conventions of poetry as taught in class.
Letter 20 pts A letter to your future grandchildren.	Excellent Letter is a minimum of one paragraph and tells significant details of your life today. Letter is typed.	Good Letter may or may not be a minimum of one paragraph and tells some details of your life today. Letter is may or may not be typed.	Poor Letter is less than one paragraph and tells very few details of your life today. Letter is not typed.
Presentation 20 pts The actual presentation of project materials in class.	Excellent Student presents all aspects of the project as expected. Student is confident in information they are presenting and answers any questions asked.	Good Student presents most aspects of the project as expected. Student is somewhat confident in information they are presenting and answers some questions asked.	Poor Student presents few of the aspects of the project as expected. Student is not confident in information they are presenting and answers no questions asked.
Recipe 15 pts A recipe that is special to your family that is made on special occasions.	Excellent Full recipe for family dish is included as well as a story that is a minimum of one paragraph. All information is typed.	Good Part of recipe for family dish is included as well as a story that may or may not be a minimum of one paragraph. Information may or may not be typed.	Poor Little of recipe for family dish is included as well as a story that is a less than one paragraph. Information is not typed.

Keywords:

family history, family tree, american studies,

Subjects:

History

Types:

Project

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