Category

Excellent

Great

Good

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Written Report

The report should answer the following questions:

1. Why is it important?

2. Who was involved?

3. How has it impacted society?

4. Where did it take place?

5. When did it take place?

200 Points

Topic is well researched, answers all questions, and is four pages typed, double-spaced using a size 12 font.

Information clearly relates to the main topic and includes several examples or supporting details

180 Points

Topic is well researched, answers most questions, and is four pages typed, double- spaced, using a size 12 font.

Information clearly relates to the main topic and provides 1 –2 supporting details and / or examples.

170 Points

Topic is researched, answers most of the questions, and is 3 pages typed, double- spaced using a size 12 font or 4 pages neatly hand written.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details or examples are given.

130 Points

Topic is not researched well and several questions are not answered, and is less than 2 pages typed, double- spaced using a size 12 font or 2 – 3 pages hand written.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.

Sources

3 Sources

required

25 points

All sources are accurately documented in

the desired format

23 points

All sources are accurately documented, but a few are not in the proper format

20 points

All sources are accurately documented, but not in the proper format.

 15 points

Missing some sources, and they are not properly documented

Pictures

Goes on Tri-Board

25 points

All diagrams and pictures are neat, accurate, and add to the reader’s understanding of the topic.

23 points

Diagrams and pictures are accurate and add to reader’s understanding of the topic.

20 points

Diagrams and pictures are neat, accurate and sometimes add to the reader’s understanding of the topic

10 points

Diagrams and pictures are not accurate or do not add to the reader’s understanding of the topic.

Map

Goes on Tri-Board

50 points

Legend is easy to find and contains a complete set of symbols including a compass rose.

90% of items are

labeled accurately.

45 points

Legend contains a complete set of symbols, including a compass rose.

80-89% of items are labeled correctly.

40 points

Legend contains an almost complete set of symbols including a compass rose.

70-79% of items are labeled correctly.

20 points

Legend is absent or lacks several symbols.

Less than 70% of the items are labeled correctly.

Tri- Board

Pictures with description.

Map

150 points

Contains all required elements and a few additional elements.

135 points

Contains all required elements and one additional element.                

120 points

Includes all required elements

105 points

One or more elements are missing from tri-board.

Tri-Board Continued

Tri-Board is easy to read and all elements are clearly written, labeled, or drawn.

Tri-Board is easy to read and most elements are clearly written, labeled, or drawn.

Tri-Board is hard to read with rough drawings and labels.

Tri-Board is hard to read and one cannot tell what goes where.

Oral Presentation

50 Points

Presentation is 4 minutes long.

Student uses props that show considerable work/creativity and which make the presentation better

Speaks Clearly (100 – 95%) and mispronounces no words.

45 Points

Presentation is 3 minutes long.

Student uses 1 prop that shows considerable work/creativity and which make the presentation better.

Speaks Clearly (90-95%) and mispronounces only one word.

40 Points Presentation is 2 to 3 minutes long.

Student uses 1 prop, which makes the presentation better.

Speaks clearly (85-90%) and mispronounces no more than two words.

35 Points

Presentation is 1 to 2 minutes long.

Student uses 1 prop that detracts from the presentation.

Mumbles or cannot be understood or mispronounces several words.

Events:

Women’s Rights and the Right to Vote.

Places

The Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.

Route 66

The Civil War

Historic Monuments: Statue of Liberty,

World War I and the United States involvement.

Mount Rushmore, The Washington

World War II and the United States involvement.

Monument, The Lincoln Memorial,

Slavery in the United States

The Saint Louis Arch

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

America’s National Parks: Yellowstone

Vietnam and the United States involvement

National Park, The Grand Canyon, The

Desert Storm

Florida Everglades, Mammoth Cave

The Alamo and the fight for Texas

National Park, Gettysburg, National Park.

The Space Race