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Alberta Grade 8 Social Studies Unit 2 Project This is a unit 2, chapters 9, 10, 11 culminating activity. This task uses Pearson's World Views Contact and Change text. It is a combination of a poster with collage, maps, diagrams, pictures, questions, quotes and powerpoint/slides of Mexico/Spain then or now. Rubric Code: L247487 By capoche Draft Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Aztec vs Spanish World View Poster
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 2 pts
Presentation to class of poster 2 pts Present your poster and point out key elements and how you have chosen to display your data. Double points	Excellent All key areas pointed out and clarified.	Good Most key areas pointed out and clarified.	Fair Some key areas pointed out and clarified.	Poor Showed the poster to us.
Pictures and Diagrams 3 pts Mexico, Spanish and/or Aztec society relating to the chapter you are displaying (Part 1, 2, 3 or 4) then and/or now, now with vocabulary. Triple points.	Excellent A lot of great pictures and diagrams tying to each chapter, displaying areas discussed in the chapter, historical or modern day, unique and interesting photos are most effective to help us really understand what it was like during those times from the perspective of Aztecs, those they captured, Spanish, or other.	Good Some great pictures and diagrams tying to each chapter, displaying areas discussed in the chapter, historical or modern day, unique or interesting photos are most effective to help us really understand what it was like during those times from the perspective of Aztecs, those they captured, Spanish, or other.	Fair A few great pictures and diagrams tying to each chapter, displaying areas discussed in the chapter, historical or modern day, unique or interesting photos are most effective to help us really understand what it was like during those times.	Poor A few pictures and diagrams.
Maps 1 pts Maps relating to the chapter you are displaying (Part 1, 2, 3 or 4) Double points	Excellent Detailed maps from ancient times and another from modern day times for each chapter and/or clarifying answers from inquiry or culminating activity questions.	Good Decent maps from ancient times and another from modern day times and/or clarifying answers from inquiry or culminating activity questions.	Fair Basic maps from ancient times or another from modern day times and/or clarifying answers from inquiry or culminating activity questions.	Poor Basic maps from ancient times or another from modern day times
Questions: answered 3 pts Chapter inquiry questions are added to each chapter. Part 4 has the questions answered from Pages 256 and 257 in books, in a way we understand the questions and the answer (creatively). Attach questions with answers creatively, Aztec style to poster. The questions are listed in directions. Triple points	Excellent Unique and creative ways to answer the inquiry questions at the beginning of each chapter and all the questions from p. 256 and 257. Tie in the answers with chapter vocabulary and attach the answers to your poster in unique, creative ways.	Good Unique way to answer the inquiry questions at the beginning of each chapter and all the questions from p. 256 and 257. Tie in the answers with some chapter vocabulary and attach the answers to your poster creatively.	Fair Answer the inquiry questions at the beginning of each chapter and all the questions from p. 256 and 257. Attach the answers to your poster, basically but attractively.	Poor Answer the inquiry questions at the beginning of each chapter or the questions from p. 256 and 257. Attach the answers to your poster, stuck on willy-nilly.
Creation of Poster 4 pts 5 points per poster, Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, in a creative, unique way, divided into 4 parts, in a way that suits you and joined together neatly. All printing very neat, straight, legible, bold. Pictures, diagrams, maps, quotes, inquiry questions and answers laid out in an attractive fashion. Vocabulary words from the 3 chapters need to be creatively interwoven into the poster.	Excellent Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, in a creative, unique way, divided into 4 parts, creatively. All printing very neat, straight, legible, bold. Pictures, diagrams, maps, quotes, inquiry questions and answers laid out in an attractive fashion. Vocabulary words from the 3 chapters need to be creatively interwoven into the poster.	Good Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, in a creative or unique way, divided into 4 parts. Printing very neat, straight, legible, bold. Pictures, diagrams, maps, quotes, inquiry questions or answers laid out neatly. Vocabulary words from the 3 chapters on poster.	Fair Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, divided into 4 parts. Printing neat, straight, legible. Pictures, diagrams, maps, quotes, inquiry questions or answers laid out. Vocabulary words on poster.	Poor Hard to read. Pictures, diagrams, maps, quotes, inquiry questions or answers laid out poorly.
Collage 1 pts Collage of interesting pieces that has to do with your topics, various historical data of Mexico and/or Aztecs and/or Spain, travels, people, artifacts, countryside, etc	Excellent Collage of many interesting pieces that has to do with your topics, various historical data of Mexico and/or Aztecs and/or Spain, travels, people, artifacts, countryside, or other things you have discovered such as archeology or interesting facts.	Good Collage of some pieces that has to do with your topics, various historical data of Mexico and/or Aztecs and/or Spain, travels, people, artifacts, countryside, or other things you have discovered such as archeology or interesting facts.	Fair Collage of a few pieces of various historical data of Mexico and/or Aztecs and/or Spain, travels, people, artifacts, countryside, or other things you have discovered such as archeology or interesting facts.	Poor Limited pieces of various historical data of Mexico and/or Aztecs and/or Spain, travels, people, artifacts, countryside.
Quote 1 pts Take a quote from each chapter and creatively add it into the correct chapter.	Excellent Take a quote from each chapter and creatively add it into the correct chapter.	Good Take a quote from each chapter and add it into the correct chapter.	Fair Take a quote from and add it into the correct chapter.	Poor Take a quote from and add it.
Powerpoint 4 pts Pictures possibly video, possibly with Aztec/Mexican/Spanish music, Tenochtitlan then and now, cenotes, under ground rivers, pyramids and any other interesting pictures to share then and/or now.	Excellent Correct spelling and capitalization. 1 sentence or less per slide. No highlighting that blocks pictures behind. Music or inserted short videos showing us the land and people, displaying history, building of Tenochtitlan, language and culture are all very important. ~20 slides	Good Mostly correct spelling and capitalization. 1 sentence or less per slide. Little highlighting that blocks pictures behind. ~15 slides	Fair Some correct spelling and capitalization. Too much writing on each slide. Highlighting that blocks pictures behind the words. ~10 slides	Poor Little correct spelling and capitalization. Way too much writing on each slide. Highlighting that blocks pictures behind the words or poor pictures. ~5 slides
BONUS 2 pts Find unique facts, photos, information, story, poem, son, something to "wow" us with that is not directly in the textbook but really interesting.	Excellent WOW!!! Super interesting fact! A great "hook" (grabbed everyone's attention) Fabulous!	Good WOW! Interesting! Tell us more! Great!	Fair That's nice...:-)	Poor Really? Did you read the rubric?

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