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Africville- A community lost 
Community Research Essay
This PBL assignment is designed for students to independently research and report their findings on a question they wanted answers to on the razing of the Africville community. Students are given an option to present their findings in any medium of their choice.
Rubric Code: G2WBWB9
By mbuller
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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4-Exceeding outcomes

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Appropriate Content

1- Did not meet outcomes

- Content is incomplete.
- Major points about the controversy are not clear.
2-Working toward outcomes

- Major points of the controversy are addressed, but not well supported by the information presented.
3- Meeting Outcomes

- Content is fairly comprehensive. - Content is accurate and clearly supported by the information presented.
4-Exceeding outcomes

- Content is comprehensive.
- Content is accurate and clearly presented
- Major points are stated and are well supported.
- Content and purpose of the writing are clear and explained fully.
Organization & Structure

1- Did not meet outcomes

- Organization and structure detract from the message of the writer.
- The information presented lacks the organization of thoughts.
2-Working toward outcomes

- Structure of the project is not easy to follow.
- Transitions from one point to another needs improvement.
3- Meeting Outcomes

- Structure of the essay is clear and easy to follow.
- Transitions are presented which allow the organization of key points to connect to the topic.
4-Exceeding outcomes

- Structure of the project is clear, easy to follow and interesting.
- Transitions are excellent and aide the reader's understanding of the ideas presented.
Writing Standards

1- Did not meet outcomes

- Project contains numerous grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.
Writing flows without the use of proper sentence structure
2-Working toward outcomes

- Project contains few grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors.
Some evidence of sentence structure is evident.
3- Meeting Outcomes

- Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed with a few exceptions; spelling is correct.
Sentence structure is evident throughout most of the projects written parts.
4-Exceeding outcomes

Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct.
- Language is clear and precise; sentences display consistently strong, varied structure.
Culturally Diverse Text

1- Did not meet outcomes

-Project did not demonstrate the students ability to comprehend the cause and affect of the cultural theme presented in their reading and research of what they have read in both paper and digital text.
2-Working toward outcomes

-Project begins to display but not completely demonstrate the students ability to comprehend the cause and affect of the cultural theme presented in their reading and research of what they have read in both paper and digital text.
3- Meeting Outcomes

-Project work clearly demonstrates the students ability to comprehend the cause and affect of the cultural theme presented in their reading and research of what they have read in both paper and digital text.
4-Exceeding outcomes

-Project displays the students comprehensive ability to make connections in the cause and affect of the cultural theme. Their work presents a deep understanding of what they have read in both paper and digital text.



Keywords:
  • Community Research, Controversy, writing, English,



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