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A New Nation 
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
By djfein
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Subject: History  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  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.



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  • Era of Expansion in the United States 1810-1860

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