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8th Grade Project Timeline

8th graders created a timeline made up of events that occurred in the last sixty years. They were to find 3-4 events in each decade beginning with the forties up to the eighties.

Rubric Code: RB76A8

By dbgardner1

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Subject: History

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

8th Grade Timeline Events
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Action Plan	Poor My partner and I were not able to decide on a clear action plan, thus much of the work was not done; job tasks were not fairly assigned	Fair My partner and I agreed on an action plan; we were able to decide upon what jobs each of us would complete; job tasks were fairly assigned	Good My partner and I went above and beyond in developing an effective action plan; we distributed the work evenly and the results clearly show a collaborative effort
Project is Balanced	Poor The project does not show that both of our ideas were presented; it is clearly one sided in only one person's ideas presented	Fair The project shows both of our ideas; the timeline shows both of our ideas in an even fashion	Good The project is very balanced with both of our ideas being used in an even way; the timeline is thoroughly covered with both of our contributions
Balance of Work	Poor The research and artistic display of the events was unevenly distributed; I felt like I did more work in these areas	Fair The research and artistic display of the events was evenly distributed; we divided these fairly so that both of us worked the same amount; the final product is good	Good Our work is evenly displayed throughout the project; there is an even balance of written facts and artistic creativity; I am very proud of the work we put in
Time Management	Poor Our time management was a big issue in completing our project, as a result our project was not complete in some areas	Fair Time management was not an issue in completing the project but we could have done better in getting started and being proactive	Good We did a great job in managing our time and as a result we worked efficiently and our project is complete and well done
# of Events Used	Poor There were not enough events used on the timeline; clearly didn't meet the requirements	Fair There were between ten and fifteen events for the entire timeline. The events chosen were adequate but more could have been used	Good There were between fifteen and twenty events for the entire timeline. It is clear that every decade was covered as assigned
# of paragraphs	Poor The paragraph captions were poorly constructed; the 5 w's were not used; basic writing conventions were not followed and it was clear that the writing was not original	Fair Captions were explained in the paragraphs and were clear; 5 w's were used and basic writing conventions were followed and the writing was student written	Good Event captions were fully explained clearly and concisely with the 5 w's used throughout each event; paragraphs were clearly student written and original
# of pictures	Poor Display of pictures does not show an understanding of the events chosen; captions are not used correctly; some pictures do not match the events displayed	Fair The pictures chosen show an understanding of the events displayed on the timeline; the captions are adequate; a majority of pictures correctly match the events displayed	Good The pictures chosen show a firm understanding of the events displayed on the timeline; captions are clearly written and correctly describe the events; all the pictures represent the events displayed
Quality of Construction	Poor The project does not use a format that works for the purpose of the assignment; creativity is lacking and the overall project is not engaging	Fair The project uses a format that engages but some events lack creativity and follow through; the overall project is acceptable	Good The project exemplifies quality and hard work; the format chosen covers all aspects of the assignment; the work is creative and engaging

Subjects:

History

Types:

Project

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