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Ancient Civilizations 6th Grade 
Ancient Civilizations 5th grade
Create a travel brochure for an ancient civilization of your choice. It may or may not be one that we've read about in class.
Rubric Code: P275AC
By curator28
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Subject: Social Sciences  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Ancient Civilizations
  Good

3 pts

Fair

2 pts

Poor

1 pts

Food

Good

Described 4-5 or more foods available, including plants and animals.
Fair

Described 3 or less foods available, including plants and animals.
Poor

Did not include.
Homes

Good

Described homes in which they lived, including material used. Included pictures.
Fair

Described homes, but not material used. No pictures.
Poor

Did not include.
Arts/Crafts

Good

Described arts and crafts made by civilization. Able to describe use or purpose. Included pictures.
Fair

Described arts and crafts made by civilization. Not able to describe use or purpose. No pictures.
Poor

Did not include.
Religion

Good

Included beliefs of civilization. Able to name some gods. Included pictures.
Fair

Included beliefs of civilization. Not able to name some gods. No pictures.
Poor

Did not include.
Organization of tribes

Good

Described roles of people. Knows what distinguishes each group.
Fair

States different classes. Does not know what distinguishes each group.
Poor

Did not include.
Recreation

Good

Described at least 1 recreational activity. Included pictures.
Fair

Described at least 1 recreational activity. No pictures included.
Poor

Did not include.
Communication

Good

Described how tribe communicated with each other. Showed examples.
Fair

Described how tribes communicated with eachother. No examples.
Poor

Did not include.
Map

Good

Included with exceptional clarity and caption
Fair

Included but not very clear; no caption
Poor

Not included
Timeline

Good

Included with good presentation
Fair

Included, but is difficult to understand/read
Poor

Not included
Cover

Good

Cover is exceptionally attractive. It includes the name of the ancient civilization, a meaningful picture to represent the ancient civilization, the writer and illustrator's name (student). Creativity in the title and illustrations is evident.
Fair

Cover is attractive and includes the name and illustration for the ancient civilization. Student's name is included.
Poor

No cover is present, or the one that is present is not very attractive. It has a "thrown together" look to it.
Mechanics

Good

There are no spelling and capitalization mistakes. The reader can easily understand the brochure.
Fair

There are a few spelling and capitalization mistakes, but the reader can still understand the brochure.
Poor

There are many mistakes that hinder the clarity of the meaning.
Voice

Good

The entire brochure is written by the student in his/her own words. No information was copied. The student's voice comes through.
Fair

The student's voice is not entirely clear but the writing seems to be his/her own.
Poor

The writing does not sound like a 6th grader and information may have been copied.
EXTRA CREDIT

Good

DETAILED Information regarding both how the civilization was discovered AND how it was destroyed is given.
Fair

DETAILED information is given regarding either how the civilization was discovered OR how it was destroyed is given.
Poor

Some information is given regarding either how the civilization was discovered or how it was destroyed is given.



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