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5th Grade Black History Report

Students will research and write a five paragraph essay about an African-American historical figure. The report will include information about the person's early influences, goals, accomplishments, and contributions to society and/or history. Students will also create a relic representing the person they chose.

Rubric Code: P964XW

By smarlin

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Subject: History

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Black History Report
	Level 1 10 pts	Level 2 15 pts	Level 3 20 pts
Why pick this person	Level 1 No reason was given why you choose this individual.	Level 2 A reason was given but could have had more detail	Level 3 Detailed explanation was given about why this individual was chosen.
Contributions	Level 1 Essay gives very little information about the person's contributions to Black History. No details and/or examples are given.	Level 2 Essay details a short biography of the person's contributions to Black History. It provides some but not many supporting details and/or examples.	Level 3 Essay clearly details a short biography of the person's contributions to Black History. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.
Background	Level 1 Paragraph gives very little information about the early inluences on the person. No details and/or examples are given.	Level 2 Paragraph relates to early influences on the person. It provides some but not many supporting details and/or examples.	Level 3 Essay clearly relates to early influences on the person. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.
Why remember him/her	Level 1 Paragraph doesn't clearly relate to why we should remember this person during black history month. No supporting details and/or examples.	Level 2 Paragraph clearly relates to why we should remember this individual during black history month. It includes some but not many supporting details and/or examples.	Level 3 Paragraph clearly relates to why we should remember this person during black history month. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.
Conventions / Neatness	Level 1 Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Essay shows little effort in neatness and organization.	Level 2 A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors. Could be neater.	Level 3 No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. Neatly hand written or typed.
Relic	Level 1 No relic done.	Level 2 Relic is missing one or more of the following: represents the person researched, is creative, and neatly done.	Level 3 Relic represents the person researched, is creative, and neatly done.