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Black History Month Biographies 
Black History Month Biographies
For Black History Month, the student is to research, write, and present a biography on an important historical figure. This biography includes information on the person's early life, what led them to their chosen career or purpose, what contributions they made to society, 3-5 interesting or unique facts about the person, and the student's own reflections about the impact that the person and their contributions have on modern times.
Rubric Code: M29CXB
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  LEVEL 4

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LEVEL 3

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LEVEL 2

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LEVEL 1

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Information

LEVEL 4

-covers all of factual requirements
-includes abundant, pertinent details in own wording
LEVEL 3

-covers most of factual requirements
-includes important facts & applicable details
-paraphrasing applied appropriately
LEVEL 2

-covers only some of factual requirements
-some details but simple/stereotypical
-most passages are paraphrased, rather than copied
LEVEL 1

-covers little/none of factual requirements
-details are limited or copied from original source
Organization: Style and Form

LEVEL 4

-created a well-organized biography, reflecting a sophisticated writing style
LEVEL 3

-well-organized with appropriate style and tone
-generally uses appropriate paragraph format (intro, body, concl.)
-variety of sentences (length, type and structure)
LEVEL 2

-simple style with limited organizational pattern
-some variety in sentence length and structure
LEVEL 1

-simple format (lists, outlines) or may not be written out in paragraph format
-lack logical flow or rational progression
-simple/compound sentence structure
Conventions

LEVEL 4

-few spelling, punctuation, or grammar issues within detailed text
LEVEL 3

-some spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar issues
LEVEL 2

-numerous spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar issues due to ineffective editing
LEVEL 1

-serious spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar issues due to lack of editing
Reflections/Connections

LEVEL 4

-clear self-reflections about the historical figure and what the student has learned, including specific evidence of connections
LEVEL 3

-self-reflections about the historical figure and what the student has learned, providing evidence
LEVEL 2

-few self-reflections about the historical figure and what the student has learned
-vague connections with some related evidence
LEVEL 1

-lacks self-reflections about the historical figure and what the student has learned
-connections are unclear/unrelated
Use of class time

LEVEL 4

-used class time wisely to research and write this biography
LEVEL 3

-usually used class time appropriately to work on this assignment
LEVEL 2

-sometimes used time appropriately, but socialized or did other activities instead
LEVEL 1

-did not use class time appropriately to complete this assignment
Oral Communication

LEVEL 4

-audience's attention held by speaker's enthusiasm; creative use of eye contact, facial/hand gestures & body movements, and voice volume, tone & pacing; creative visual aid(s)
LEVEL 3

-speaker's interest attracts audience's attention; effective eye contact, facial gestures & body movements, and voice volume, tone & pacing; effective use of visual aid(s)
LEVEL 2

-some enthusiasm; some audience attentiveness; limited eye contact; ineffective control of voice volume, tone &/or pacing; some effective gestures & movements; at least one visual aid
LEVEL 1

-unenthusiastic; audience's attention showed disinterest; lack of eye contact; poor voice volume, tone and pacing; inappropriate gestures/movement detracts message; lacks visual aids
Visual Communication

LEVEL 4

-creative graphics, pictures, drawings or images relate well to the figure
-creatively polished final product
LEVEL 3

-graphics, pictures, drawings or images somewhat relate to the figure
-followed elements of design: space, text, colour & graphics
LEVEL 2

-graphics, pictures, drawings or images do not relate well to the figure or appear in draft form
LEVEL 1

-lacks clear graphics, pictures, drawings or images






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