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Colonialism in Africa - Cartoons 
Political Candidate Cartoon
Create a series of 8 political cartoons to represent European Imperialism & Colonialism in Africa between 1800 and 1914. The cartoons must include elements typically found in a political cartoon.
Rubric Code: NC35WA
By Neidhardt
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Subject: History  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Colonialism & Imperialism in Africa
  Excellent (6/7)

32-28 points

(N/A)

Good (5)

27-24 points

(N/A)

Satisfactory (4)

23-20 points

(N/A)

Superficial attempt (3)

19-16 points

(N/A)

Comprehension

Excellent (6/7)

Student clearly understands the topic and the images represent the politics of the period exceptionally well.
Good (5)

Student understands the topic and the images represent the politics of the period well.
Satisfactory (4)

Student generally understands the topic and the images and the images are somewhat representative of the politics of the period.
Superficial attempt (3)

Student shows little understanding of the topic and the images have little relevance to the politics of the period.
Content

Excellent (6/7)

Student uses includes many facts & information that is relevant to the the topic and uses a variety of the elements typical of political cartoons.
Good (5)

Student includes facts & information that is relevant to the the topic and uses a some of the elements typical of political cartoons.
Satisfactory (4)

Student includes some facts & information that is relevant to the the topic and uses a few of the elements typical of political cartoons.
Superficial attempt (3)

Student includes little facts & information that is relevant to the the topic and uses very few of the elements typical of political cartoons.
Creativity & Effort

Excellent (6/7)

Excellent creativity and effort. Original thoughts and ideas are clearly evident. The cartoons are very attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.
Good (5)

Good in terms of creativity and effort. Original thoughts and ideas are evident. The cartoons are attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.
Satisfactory (4)

Some creativity and satisfactory in terms of effort. Some attempt at original thoughts and ideas is evident. The cartoons are acceptable in terms of design & layout but are not always neat.
Superficial attempt (3)

Little creativity and effort. Little evidence of original thoughts and ideas is evident. The cartoons are poor in terms of layout and neatness significantly distracting the reader.
Mechanics

Excellent (6/7)

No misspellings and/or grammatical errors.
Good (5)

Very few misspellings and/or mechanical errors.
Satisfactory (4)

There are some misspellings or grammatical errors but the reader can still understand the message.
Superficial attempt (3)

There are too many misspellings or grammatical errors and they interfere with the understanding of the message.



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