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Irish Potato Famine 1930' s Editorial Students write an editorial to a New York newspaper describing the conditions in your town in Ireland. (Students need to look at a map of Ireland and choose a real town) Rubric Code: RXB4C2C By peggy_neilson Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Potato Famine Editorial
	Excellent (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Fair/Poor (N/A)	Your grade (N/A)
Overall effect of the letter 30 points	Excellent Student provided a detailed, convincing letter to the editor. Substantial personal experience is woven throughout the letter. Student's work shows imagination and creativity.	Good Student provided a basic, straightforward letter to the editor. Some personal experience is mentioned in the letter.	Fair/Poor Student gave a short, inadequate letter to the editor. Letter is not in correct form (just a report, not a letter to the editor) and contains no personal experience.	Your grade
Explanation/Details 40 points	Excellent All explanations of events/conditions are accurately written about and include causes and affects, related to the chart completed in class.	Good Events and conditions described are incomplete and don't adequately portray the situation. Includes at least 2 causes and affects, related to the chart completed in class.	Fair/Poor Events and conditions described are incomplete and don't inaccurately portray the situation. Includes little to no causes and affects, related to the chart completed in class.	Your grade
Spelling/grammar 20 points	Excellent Minimal problems with spelling and grammar use. Errors are between 0-2	Good Some problems with spelling and grammar use. Errors are between 3-5	Fair/Poor Problems with spelling and grammar use. Errors are between 6 or more.	Your grade
Mechanics 10 points	Excellent Editorial is neatly written in blue or black ink, or typed. Paper is in MLA format. There are no mistakes in grammar or spelling.	Good Editorial is neatly written in blue or black ink, or typed. Paper is in MLA format. There are several minor mistakes in grammar or spelling.	Fair/Poor Editorial is not neat, or is not written in the appropriate color ink. There are some errors in MLA format There are more than several minor mistakes in grammar or spelling.	Your grade