100% Meets the Standard of Excellence
4 pts
75% Approaches the Standard of Excellence
3 pts
50% Clearly Meets the Acceptable Standard
2 pts
25% Does Not Clearly Meet the Acceptable Standard
1 pts
Name and program(s) on the cover page and spine if applicable. 1. Student name 2. History Portfolio 3. School Name 4. Period
Sections to be noted by colored paper or tab: A. Letters of Introduction/Cover Letters B. Artifacts Samples C. References D. Research Paper
___4(minimum)-20(maximum) artifacts ___ 2 of each Primary and Secondary Sources ___ Sources are valid and of scholarly type
Caption & rationale. Artifacts have concise caption & student's rationale for inclusion (6-9 work samples). Main content, title, date, & description as related to competencies is included.
Critical revealing of student's ability to relate artifacts into a cohesive research report that shows the research goal.
Visual organization of information using fonts, point size, bullets, italics, bold, & indentations for headings & sub-headings. Layout: Use of Horizontal & vertical white space. Additional influences with readability of text (Background, colors, patterns, etc.)
Focused, communicative writing with appropriate language use and mechanics.