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An Historical Article

Your friend is the editor of a magazine for young children. Follow the steps to write an article for the magazine on the most important people in the middle ages.

Rubric Code: SX49C3

By jmenzer

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Historical Article Middle Ages
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Excellent 3 pts
Introduction/Conclusion	Poor Did not include both introduction and conclusion paragraphs. All three of the important people are missing.	Fair Missing either a conclusion or introduction paragraph. Two of the three important people are missing.	Good The conclusion and introduction paragraphs are included. One of the three important people are missing.	Excellent Both the conclusion and introduction paragraphs are included. All three important people are included.
Information	Poor The information is inaccurate. None of the important people were described as to why they were important.	Fair The information is mostly inaccurate and the person(s) was/were not described as to why they were important.	Good The information is mostly accurate. Only one or two people are described as important.	Excellent All of the information is accurate. The three people are described as to why they are important.
Audience	Poor Consideration of the audience was not correct. The use of simple words was not evident.	Fair Consideration of the audience was mostly incorrect. Only a few simple words were used.	Good Consideration of the audience was mostly correct. Simple words were used but the article needs more.	Excellent Consideration of the audience was correct. Simple words were used correctly.
Mechanics	Poor Too many mistakes were made which made the article hard to read. The ideas do not flow together.	Fair Four or fewer mistakes. The ideas mostly do not flow together. The article was difficult to read.	Good Three or fewer mistakes. The ideas mostly flow together. The article was easy to read.	Excellent No more than two mistakes. The ideas flow together. The article was easy to read.