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Christmas Around the World

This project blends the study of Social Studies, Geography, and Language Arts to present Christmas in a given country around the world. Scale: A 21-24, B 15-20, C 9-14, D 6-8

Rubric Code: L655B9

By kmcpherson438

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Christmas Around the World Project that presents the terminology, customs, traditions, and foods that are part of the celebration of Christmas in a given country
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Presentation Table The presentation table should include the word(s) used for Christmas, the name of the country, the date of Christmas, the type of weather for Christmas, and a map of the country. The table should also include customs, traditions, songs, decorations, and religion	Poor Includes all but 2 or more of the following: word(s) used for Christmas, the name of the country, the date of Christmas, the type of weather for Christmas, and a map of the country. The table should also include customs, traditions, songs, decorations, and religion	Fair Includes all but 1 of the following: word(s) used for Christmas, the name of the country, the date of Christmas, the type of weather for Christmas, and a map of the country. The table should also include customs, traditions, songs, decorations, and religion	Good Includes: word(s) used for Christmas, the name of the country, the date of Christmas, the type of weather for Christmas, and a map of the country. The table should also include customs, traditions, songs, decorations, and religion	Excellent Includes: word(s) used for Christmas, the name of the country, the date of Christmas, the type of weather for Christmas, and a map of the country. The table should also include customs, traditions, songs, decorations, and religion
Terminology Spelling of words associated with the country's Christmas celebration should be spelled and used correctly.	Poor 8 or more spelling errors; 8 or more incorrect foreign terms	Fair 4 to 7 spelling errors; 4 to 7 incorrect foreign terms	Good 1 to 3 spelling errors; 1 to 3 incorrect foreign terms	Excellent No spelling errors; all foreign terms are correct
Story/Poem Table should include a story or poem about a tradition of that country. The story or poem was shared fluently.	Poor No Story/Poem	Fair Story/Poem included.	Good Story/Poem included and shared.	Excellent Story/Poem included on table and shared fluently.
Food Food is typically a part of any celebration. There should be a recipe at the least; a sample of the food would be best.	Poor No recipe or food to taste	Fair A recipe for food from the given country's Christmas celebration	Good Food from the given country's Christmas celebration	Excellent A recipe and food from a given country's Christmas celebration
Table covering/dress The table is covered and presenters are wearing something that represents Christmas in the given country.	Poor No covering or dress included.	Fair Table is covered	Good Table is covered and presenters attempted to wear something that represents their country.	Excellent Table is covered and presenters are wearing something that represents their country.
Neatness	Poor All written portions are handwritten. The table is not completely covered. The title letters are a not a uniform size or may be handwritten. The overall effect is not neat, organized, colorful, and eye-catching.	Fair All written portions are handwritten in dark blue or black ink. The table is not completely covered. The title letters are not a uniform size. The overall effect is somewhat neat, organized, colorful, and eye-catching.	Good Written portions are typed and/or neatly handwritten in dark blue or black ink. The table is mostly covered. The title letters are mostly a uniform size. The overall effect is generally neat, organized, colorful, and eye-catching.	Excellent All written portions are typed. The table is completely covered. The title letters are a uniform size. The overall effect is neat, organized, colorful, and eye-catching.
3-5 minute presentation	Poor Attention was paid to time.	Fair 2 minutes over or under. Only one involved.	Good 1 minute over or under the desired time. Not all participate.	Excellent 3-5 minutes presentation shared by by the group.

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