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Journey to Ellis Island

Students an illustration of their choice depicting an image of European immigrants reaching Ellis Island for the first time in the early 20th century. After completing their drawing, students then write a brief summary depicting their journey from Europe to New York

Rubric Code: PB9W4C

By loh711

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Subject: History

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Ellis Island Research Project
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Illustration of choice	Excellent Illustration well organized and relates very well to the paper. Illustration reflects many aspects of the immigrant's journey/experience. The list of key events is complete. Illustration has a title and is easy to understand.	Good Illustration is organized and relates to the paper. The illustratrion reflects the immigrant's journey/experience. The list of key events is complete. Illustration has a title and is easy to understand.	Fair Illustration is a somewhat clear and organized and relates somewhat to the immigrant's journey/experience. List of key events may be incomplete. Illustration has a title.	Poor Illustration does not relate well to paper There is no clear organization or illustration of the immigrant's journey/experience. List of key events not present. No clear title
Written Paper	Excellent Wirtten paper is historically and factually accurate. Paper gives the reader a detailed understanding of the immigrant's journey/experience. Essay is clearly organized.	Good Written paper is historically and factually accurate. Paper gives the reader a clear understanding of the immigrant's journey/experience. Essay has good composition.	Fair Written paper may contain some minor factual errors. Paper may be somewhat brief or incomplete to give the reader an understanding of the immigrant's journey/ experience. Essay may have some organizational problems.	Poor Written paper contains major factual errors or is not complete enough to give the reader an understanding of the immigrants journey/ experience. Organization of paper is unclear
Mechanics of paper	Excellent Written paper has few or no spelling or punctuation errors. Paper is well written and organization is good. Paper is properly formatted.	Good Written paper has a few spelling and puncuation errors, but they do not interfere with the understanding of the paper. Organzation is good and paper is formatted.	Fair Written paper has some spelling and punctuation errors that make it hard for reader to understand. Paper may contain some formatting errors. There is some orgranization to paper	Poor Written paper has spelling and punctuation errors that make it hard for reader to understand. Paperdoes not follow standard formatting and it not well organized.