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Principles of the Constitution Principles of the Constitution Students will pair up and choose one of the 6 Principles of the Constitution(Limited Government, Popular Sovereignty, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Federalism and Judicial Review). They will then find an example of the on the National evel and then either a local(Collinwood/Cleveland) example or show how the National example effects the local area. These findings will be presented on posterboard with a title, definition, pictures and or articles to make the connection. Rubric Code: F246BWB By gatamichu Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

Principles of the Constitution
	Unacceptable 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Advanced 4 pts	Superior 5 pts
Knowledge of Principle	Unacceptable The student did not pick a principle or shows no knowledge of the principle	Poor Students picked a principle but did not define and shows little knowledge of the principle	Fair Student picked a principle and shows marginal knowledge, is able to define clearly.	Good The principle picked by the student is well defined and explained.	Advanced The principle picked by student is clearly defined in a way that if presented to a person with no knowledge that they could obtain understanding.	Superior The student defines the principle clearly and in detail, presenting the topic as if it is being explained to a person with no knowledge of the topic so that they could obtain understanding. It is clear cut, yet thorough.
Example of Principle	Unacceptable The students did not choose an example.	Poor The example of the principle is old and irrelevant.	Fair The example may be old but it shows slight relevancy, making it hard to connect.	Good The example is contemporary and shows mild relevancy, making it possible to make connections to the local area.	Advanced The example is contemporary and shows relevancy making it easy to show strong connections to the Cleveland area.	Superior The example is contemporary and shows extreme relevancy making it easy to show strong connections to the Cleveland and Collinwood area.
Local Connection of Principle	Unacceptable There is no local connection made to the principle chosen.	Poor The writing or article used to connect with the national example makes little to no connection and is poorly constructed.	Fair Either the writing or article used to connect with the national example makes little to no connection OR it is poorly constructed.	Good The writing or article makes a local connection. The writing is of decent quality or the article may be too short.	Advanced Either the writing or the article makes a direct and significant connection from the principle chosen to the Collinwood area, if written, it is neatly constructed.	Superior Either the writing or the article makes a direct and significant connection from the principle chosen to the Collinwood area, if written, it is neatly constructed.
Grammar/Punctuation/Neatness.	Unacceptable There is no attempt made to check grammar/spelling and the project looks messy.	Poor There are over 5 mistakes made between grammar and spelling, the project looks messy.	Fair There are more than a couple(over two) of mistakes made on the page. The project also may look a little messy.	Good There are a couple (no more than two) grammatical or punctuation mistakes. The words on the page are a little messy.	Advanced There are a couple (no more than two) grammatical or punctuation mistakes. The words on the page look neat and tidy.	Superior Grammar and punctuation are both flawlwss. The words on the page look neat and tidy.
Overall Aesthetics	Unacceptable It looks as if the students put no effort into how the project looks. It is disorganized and unkempt.	Poor It looks as if the students put little effort into how the project looks. Project looks either unorganized or unkempt.	Fair Articles/writings are on the board in a manner that allows observers to figure out what is going on.	Good The project is organized well on the board. There is a flow that allows observers to figure out what connections are trying to be made. Articles and writings are constructed and placed in an order that is easy to read.	Advanced The project is organized well on the board. There is a flow that allows observers to figure out what connections are trying to be made.Articles and writings are constructed and placed in an order that is easy to read. Color is used.	Superior The project is organized well on the board. There is a flow that allows observers to figure out what connections are trying to be made.Articles and writings are constructed and placed in an order that is easy to read. Color is used. The project is not only easy to look at but pleasing to the eye. It is easy to tell much time and care is put into the project.

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