iRubric: Electronic Presentation on Daily Life in Ancient Rome rubric

Student begins with a provocative, thoughtful essential question that is genuinely interesting to him/her. Student finds more than 3 websites, the textbook, and a book that address the question. The student selects appropriate information that greatly enhances the report. Notes are thorough for each resource, and reading is paraphrased or quoted. Notes are posted on wiki site.

Student begins with a an essential question that is interesting to him/her. Student finds 3 websites, the textbook, and a book that addresses the question. The student selects information for the report. Notes are thorough for each resource, and reading is paraphrased or quoted. Notes are posted on wiki site.

Student begins with an essential question. Student uses less than 3 websites, the textbook, and a book; or notes are not thorough for each resource, and reading is not paraphrased or quoted; or notes are not posted on wiki site. The student has selected some appropriate information to include in the report.

Student has an essential question not clearly related to Ancient Rome. Student uses less than 3 websites, the textbook, and a book; and/or notes are not thorough for each resource, and reading is not paraphrased or quoted; and/or notes are not posted on wiki site. The student has selected random information to include in the report.

There are more than 5 paragraphs with transitions that effectively move writing from one example to the next. Thesis and supporting evidence are introduced in a clear and interesting fashion. In the body paragraphs, thesis is present and clear with persuasive reasons/evidence to support the thesis.
The conclusion does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tying the details together.

There are 5 paragraphs with transitions that effectively move writing from one example to the next. Thesis and supporting evidence are introduced in a clear and interesting fashion. In the body paragraphs, thesis is present and clear with persuasive reasons/evidence to support the thesis.
The conclusion does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tying the details together.

There are 3 - 4 paragraphs with transitions that move writing from one example to the next; or thesis and supporting evidence are not introduced in a clear and interesting fashion; or in the body paragraphs, thesis is not present and clear with persuasive reasons/evidence to support the thesis; or the conclusion does not sum up or restate the topic and tie the details together.

There are less than 3 paragraphs with few to no transitions; and thesis and supporting evidence are not introduced in a clear and interesting fashion; and in the body paragraphs, thesis is not present and clear with persuasive reasons/evidence to support the thesis; and the conclusion does not sum up or restate the topic and tie the details together.

All bibliographical information is properly input into www.easybib.com. The completed link is copied onto your electronic presentation.

All bibliographical information is not properly input into www.easybib.com or the completed link is not copied onto your electronic presentation.