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Great Depression Children's Book 
Historical Children's Book
A book for young children that give historical background of the assigned history topic.
Rubric Code: J24A6A6
By fuentess
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Subject: History  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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  Excellent

20 pts

Good

15 pts

Fair

10 pts

Poor

5 pts

Content

Historical content must be centered about the Great Depression, including cause and effect, and refer to specific events such as the Stock Market Crash and Hoovervilles
Excellent

Provides pertinent, historically accurate material. It is clear that the student researched the topic before beginning the project.
Good

Provides necessary information, but is missing key information that would complete the story or make it more interesting.
Fair

Provides information in a disjointed, manner and omits necessary information.
Poor

Does not provide enough text to supplement illustrations or to successfully tell a story or gives inaccurate information.
Writing

The story must be written in storybook format, with simplified and clear sentences. Proper grammar and sentence structure must be followed.
Excellent

Successfully conveys complex information in a simplified and interesting manner. The work is neat and free of grammatical and spelling errors.
Good

Attempts to tell a story or provide facts at the appropriate level. Has minimal grammatical and spelling errors.
Fair

Fails to convey the information at the appropriate level (either too complicated or too simplified). Handwriting is messy and project is rife with simple mistakes.
Poor

Writing is copied from another source or the grammar and spelling errors take away from the overall project.
Illustrations

Each page must be illustrated, with images either drawn free hand or copied from internet.
Excellent

Pictures are extremely neat, colorful, age appropriate, and shows effort. All pictures successfully connect to the written text.
Good

Pictures are neat, colorful, age appropriate, and shows effort. Most pictures successfully connect to the written text.
Fair

Sketches and drawings seem rushed. The ideas are there, but the actual illustrations lack the effort.
Poor

Does not provide enough illustrations to complement written work.
Creativity

Storybook displays student's original thought and creation, and is engaging and interesting to read.
Excellent

Layout is done in a unique and thoughtful manner with a varied combination of text and illustrations. A personal flare is added to the project.
Good

Layout and design is neat and thorough. The overall project, however, lacks a unique approach.
Fair

It is evident that little time and effort was devoted to the layout of the project.
Poor

The overall project lacks a creative approach and initiative.
Page layout

The layout resembles a storybook: images with text.
Excellent

There is a picture on every page with writing that explains or is closely connected to the picture.
Good

There is a picture on every page with writing that is connected to the picture.
Fair

There are pictures or every page. Writing may show a weak connection to the pictures.
Poor

Pictures and writing do not connect or are missing from most pages.



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  • history, picture book, Great Depression

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