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Famous People Famous People Students will choose a famous person to research. Then, students are to make a poster and a power point presentation to explain what made this person famous and why this person is interesting to them. Rubric Code: E24566W By axh2008 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Famous Person
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 3 pts	Needs Reinforcement 2 pts	Not Meeting the Standards 1 pts
Introduction	Excellent States the topic in a creative and clever way to grabs the attention of the reader.	Good Limited use of grabbing the attention of the reader.	Needs Reinforcement States the topics to be presented.	Not Meeting the Standards Does not include the topic of the presentation.
Focuses on Topic Students answer the basic questions	Excellent Clearly states information in an organized manner. Includes a biography of the person. Lists many examples of what this person is/was known for and why you chose this person to recognize.	Good State information in an organized manner. Includes 2 key elements and lists examples of why the person is important.	Needs Reinforcement Stays on topic and includes 1 key elements. The list of examples is limited.	Not Meeting the Standards Includes very little information on their person.
Conclusion	Excellent Creatively and clearly restates the topic of the paper.	Good Restates the topic and conclusion restates the 3 key elements. Includes a statement about the topic.	Needs Reinforcement Very brief conclusion, writing only one or two sentences.	Not Meeting the Standards Does not include a conclusion paragraph
Presentation Poster	Excellent Organized creatively with name of person, pictures and explicit details.	Good Includes the name of person, pictures.	Needs Reinforcement Includes name of person and some pictures	Not Meeting the Standards Does not complete a presentation poster
Collaborative Work	Excellent The team is well organized and did a great job working together	Good The team is somewhat organized and shows some collaborative attitude	Needs Reinforcement The team has trouble organizing themselves and show little collaborative work	Not Meeting the Standards The team didn´t work well together
Power Point Presentation	Excellent The presentation shows excellent aesthetics, grammar, organization etc	Good The presentation shows good aesthetics, grammar, organization etc	Needs Reinforcement The presentation shows some aesthetics, grammar, organization etc	Not Meeting the Standards The presentation shows very poor aesthetics, grammar, organization etc