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Journal Entries of Revolutionary War Fictional Character

Students will create 3 journal entries for a fictional - Revolutionary loyalist or patriot character. Each entry will be worth 25 points in the total project grade. The 1st entry is an introduction for the character. The 2nd entry describes a historical event. The 3rd entry discusses how the character sees the future. Each entry should make connections to actual people, lifestyle and events of the Revolutionary War period and include at least 3 paragraphs with 5 sentences in each paragraph.

Rubric Code: MB579B

By bellsu

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Subject: History

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Journal Entry
	Missing 1 pts	Needs Work 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Creativity	Missing Journal not submitted or incomplete.	Needs Work Journal contains little or no engaging language or details that would make it interesting. Sentence types and length are not varied.	Good Journal contains some engaging language and details that make it interesting. Sentence types and length are sometimes varied.	Excellent Journal contains very engaging language and details that make it exceptionally interesting. Sentence types and length, are always varied.
Spelling and Grammar	Missing Journal not submitted or incomplete.	Needs Work The journal entry contains several (more than 3) spelling/grammar mistakes.	Good The journal entry contains few (1-3) spelling/grammar mistakes.	Excellent Thejournaol entry contains no spelling/ grammar mistakes.
Connection to History	Missing Journal not submitted or incomplete.	Needs Work Contents of the journal entries bear little or no connection to a Revolutionary War character's loyalist or patriot opinion.	Good Contents of the journal entries somewhat connect to the life of the Revolutionary War character's loyalist or patriot opinion.	Excellent Contents of the journal entries strongly connect to the life of the Revolutionary War character's loyalist or patriot opinion.
Depth of Thought	Missing Journal not submitted or incomplete.	Needs Work The journal entry exhibits a low level of effort and little or no reflection on the character. The student put little or no time to understand how the historical character may feel.	Good The journal entry exhibits a medium level of effort and some reflection on the character. The student took some time to understand how the historical character may feel.	Excellent The journal entry exhibits a high level of effort and lengthy reflection on the character. The student took extra time to understand how the historical character may feel.