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A New Nation

Students are divided into groups of three to act as historians living in either Albany (NY), Boston (MA), Charleson (SC), Independence (MO), Lawrence (KS), New Orleans (LA), New York (NY), San Antonio (TX), San Francisco (CA), or Vandalia (IL). They have applie for a federal grant to build an historical museum in their city. In order to receive the grant, they must make a 10-15 slide powerpoint presentation to a Congressional Committee substantiating the historical relevance of their community between the years 1810 and 1860. They need to outline the community's position on the following issues/and or provide information on the following items.

Rubric Code: N3CBB9

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Public Rubric

Subject: History

Type: Project

Grade Levels: (none)

History Assignment
	Visitor 2 pts	City Clerk 6 pts	City Councilman 8 pts	Mayor 10 pts
Slavery v. Abolition	Visitor Group discusses issue in limited ways.	City Clerk Group demonstrates some knowledge of local perspective on this issue.	City Councilman Group demonstrates significant knowledge of the local perspective on this issue.	Mayor Group demonstrates a thorough understanding of the local position on this issue.
Statehood	Visitor Group discusses issue in limited ways.	City Clerk Group demonstrates some knowledge of local perspective or history of this issue as it applies to their community.	City Councilman Group demonstrates significant knowledge of the local perspective or history of this issue as it applies to their community.	Mayor Group demonstrates a thorough understanding of the local perspective or history of this issue as it applies to their community.
Development of Infrastructure	Visitor Group discusses issue in limited ways and/or does not give an example of an existing or planned improvement/ infrastructure.	City Clerk Group demonstrates some knowledge of local perspective on this issue and includes at least one example of an existing or planned improvement/ infrastructure in the presentation.	City Councilman Group demonstrates significant knowledge of the local perspective on this issue and includes at least two examples of an existing or planned improvement/ infrastructure in the presentation.	Mayor Group demonstrates a thorough understanding of the local position on this issue and includes at least three examples of an existing or planned improvement/ infrastructure in the presentation.
Impact of Industrial Revolution	Visitor Group discusses issue in limited ways and does not give an example of the impact of the industrial revolution in the presentation.	City Clerk Group demonstrates some knowledge of local perspective on this issue and includes at least one example of the impact of the industrial revolution on the community in the presentation.	City Councilman Group demonstrates significant knowledge of the local perspective on this issue and gives at least two examples of the impact of the industrial revolution on the community in the presentation.	Mayor Group demonstrates a thorough understanding of the local position on this issue and gives at least three examples of the impact of the industrial revolution on the community in the presentation.
Major Political Concerns of the Day	Visitor Group discusses knowledge of local perspective on a major political concern of the time.	City Clerk Group demonstrates some knowledge of local perspective on a major political concern of the time.	City Councilman Group demonstrates significant knowledge of the local perspective on a major political concern of the time.	Mayor Group demonstrates a thorough understanding of a major political concern of the time.
Education/Local Concerns	Visitor Group discusses issue in limited ways.	City Clerk Group demonstrates some knowledge of local perspective on one of these issues.	City Councilman Group demonstrates significant knowledge of the local perspective on one of these issues.	Mayor Group demonstrates a thorough understanding of the local position on one of these issues.
Temperance/Women's Suffrage	Visitor Group discusses the issue in limited ways.	City Clerk Group demonstrates some knowledge of local perspective on one of these issues.	City Councilman Group demonstrates significant knowledge of the local perspective on one of these issues.	Mayor Group demonstrates a thorough understanding of the local position on one of these issues.
Popular Culture/Nationalism	Visitor Group discusses the issue in limited ways.	City Clerk Group demonstrates some knowledge of local perspective on one of these issues.	City Councilman Group demonstrates significant knowledge of the local perspective on one of these issues.	Mayor Group demonstrates a thorough understanding of the local position on one of these issues.
Creativity in Presentation	Visitor Group presentation showed little originality or variation.	City Clerk Group presentation showed some orginality.	City Councilman Group presentation showed originality as well as a good variety of visuals.	Mayor Group presentation was very original, demonstrated significant effort, and captured the audience's attention.
Use of Resources	Visitor Group does not demonstrate the ability to use resources for information relevant to the required topics. Group cites less than two sources on the citation slide of presentation.	City Clerk Group somewhat demonstrates the ability to use resources for information relevant to the required topics. Group uses at two or three sources as evident from citation slide of presentation.	City Councilman Group demonstrates the ability to use resources for information relevant to the topics frequently. Group uses four or five sources as evident from citation slide of presentation.	Mayor Group demonstrates the ability to use resources for information relevant to required topics almost all the time. Group uses at least six sources as evident from citation slide of presentation.
Peer Evaluation	Visitor Student earned a low score (0-2) when evaluated by peer group. Student did not effectively participate or collaborate with his or her group on the assignment.	City Clerk Student earned a medium score (3-5) when evaluated by peer group. Although the group completed the assignment, student did not participate on an equal basis with his or her groupmates. oject	City Councilman Student earned a high score (6-8) when evaluated by peer group. All students participated in the group, but student did not stay on task throughout the assignment.	Mayor Student earned an excellent score (9-10) when evaluated by peer group. Student participated equally in the assignment and stayed on task during the assignment.

Keywords:

Era of Expansion in the United States 1810-1860

Subjects:

History

Types:

Project

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