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Civil War Journal Entry 
To be able to truly understand how people of this time had lived, it is important to identify how life was like at this time. For this project, please work independently in finding how people lived at this time. As assigned in class, your topic is ____________. Write 10 journal entries, explaining how life at this time would have been for your certain group. It is important to have dates and logistical reasoning behind all of your entries, along with something that you find interesting as well.
Rubric Code: Y2245WA
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Subject: History  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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  Awesome!

5 pts

Good!

4 pts

Fair

3 pts

Needs Improvement

2 pts

Perspective

Awesome!

Awesome job keeping with perspective throughout the journal entry. Entry shows an in depth understanding of perspective through facts and historical evidence.
Good!

Good job keeping with perspective throughout the journal entry. Entry shows a good understanding of perspective through some facts and some historical evidence.
Fair

Entry shows a limited understanding of perspective for several reasons: facts and historical evidence may be lacking in one or two of these areas.
Needs Improvement

The entry shows little understanding of perspective because the entry shows little to no facts or historical evidence.
Grammar/spelling

Awesome!

Excellent job! There are few to no spelling and grammar errors.
Good!

Good job: while there may be some errors in spelling and grammar, the errors do not interfere with meaning and cause confusion.
Fair

Fair job: there are several errors in grammar and/or spelling. These errors do cause confusion in meaning in some parts of the project.
Needs Improvement

Many errors in grammar and/or spelling. These errors cause confusion in meaning throughout most of the project.
Voice/Word Choice

Awesome!

The writer uses his or her own words and chooses words to prevent repetition and create flow. Words are precise and descriptive.
Good!

The writer mostly used his or her own words. There are good word choices with few repetitions.
Fair

The writer did not use his or her own voice. Word choice is limited and repetitive.
Needs Improvement

The writer copied many sentences from a source instead of using his or her own words. Word choice is repetitive and overused.
Information

Awesome!

Information is highly relevant to the journal entry and added to the knowledge that we have already learned in class.
Good!

Information is relevant to the journal entry and added to the knowledge that we have already learned in class.
Fair

Information was irrelevant or repetitious to information already covered in class.
Needs Improvement

Most information is irrelevant to the content area studied
Required Elements

Awesome!

Entry maintains at least 5 sentences, provides the date, victor, and impact of the battle.
Good!

The entry does not have a substantial amount of information; however, the information provided is correct.
Fair

The entry is lacking thought and effort.
Needs Improvement

Entry does not meet any of the requirements provided.



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