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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: VCC846

By mrsbagley

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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.	Fair Missing either a conclusion or introduction paragraph.	Good The conclusion and introduction paragraphs are included but are confusing or not fully completed.	Excellent Both the conclusion and introduction paragraphs are included. Both are understandable and complete.
Information	Poor The information is inaccurate. None of the important events were described.	Fair The information is mostly inaccurate and the events was/were not described fully in regards to explaining the history of child labor.	Good The information is mostly accurate. Only one or two of the historical aspects of child labor are described.	Excellent All of the information is accurate. All three parts of the history are explained ( the start, the changes in child labor laws and the present status).
Arrangement/Images	Poor None of the three categories are applied to the article.	Fair One of the three categories are applied to the article.	Good Two of three categories are applied correctly to the article.	Excellent Tittle stands out, there are images with captions, and they are organized well on the page.
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.