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Presidental Reconstruction Essay

Students will demonstrate their understanding of the Presidental Reconstruction efforts and the policies which impacted Georgia and the other southern states by answering the following questions: 1. Why did the US during the Presidental Reconstruction not let former Confederatte officers and wealthy landowners vote? This discussion must include the "old power" structure in Georgia and the South and how they think it would change by this voting policy. 2. How do you think Georgia and the South changed with the passing of the 13th Amendment?

Rubric Code: Y66B6A

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Presidental Reconstrutction Essay Standard: SS8H6 – The students will analyze the impact of the Civil War & Reconstruction on Georgia. Element (c) - The student will analyze the impact of Reconstruction on Georgia and other southern states, emphasizing Freedmen’s Bureau; sharecropping and tenant farming; Reconstruction plans; 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the constitution; Henry McNeal Turner and black legislators; and the Ku Klux Klan.
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts	Exceeds 5 pts
Style: sentence flow, tone, and	Poor Did not attempt assignment.	Fair Writing is confusing and hard to follow. Contains fragments and/or run-on sentences. The tone and purpose is inconsistent and difficult to determine. The word choice is inadequate and the process is not explained.	Good Writing is clear, but sentences may lack variety. The tone is inconsistent and word choice, while adequate, does not clearly explain the process.	Excellent Writing is clear and sentences have varied structure. There is consistent tone and word choice is appropriate for the explanation of the process.	Exceeds Writing is smooth, skillful, and coherent. Sentences are strong and expressive with varied structure. Consistent and appropriate tone and word choice is used throughout the essay. Vivid sense language is used to create clear images of the process.
Details/examples Response is in essay format with a minimum of 5 paragraphs and 20-30 sentences in length.	Poor Did not attempt assignment.	Fair Details are either wrong or lacking. They do not seem to relate to the process.	Good There are details, but they are not very clear or specific, or there are not enough of them to allow the reader to follow the progression of the process.	Excellent Details are clear and specific, and the steps in the process can be followed well enough to understand the described process.	Exceeds Details in the paragraphs are clear and specific, and there are enough details to help the reader see and understand all the steps of process. Concrete sense language is used effectively.
Accurate information Information is accurate. If facts come from internet, websites are referenced	Poor Did not attempt assignment.	Fair Can show an understanding of events, trends, individuals, and movements shaping Georgia history.	Good Comprehends events, trends, individuals and movements shaping Georgia history.	Excellent Applies and analyzes events, trends, individuals and movements shaping Georgia history.	Exceeds Synthesizes and evaluates events, trends, individuals and movements shaping Georgia history.
Turn-in	Poor Did not attempt assignment or greater than four days late in turning in.	Fair Three days late in turning in.	Good Two days late in turning in.	Excellent One day late in turning in.	Exceeds Turned in on time.
Mechanics	Poor Did not attempt assignment.	Fair Distracting and major errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization.	Good A few errors in punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization that while distracting, the meaning and intent of the essay can still be discerned.	Excellent A few minor errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization, but they do not detract from the overall meaning and effectiveness of the essay.	Exceeds No errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization.

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Reconstruction, cofederate officers, old power structure, landowners, 13th Amendment

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