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History Project 
History Lapbook
Rubric to be used for grading history projects/presentations made at the end of each unit.
Rubric Code: S6A32W
By TheMrsKelley
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Subject: History  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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  Excellent

It would be hard to improve this element in any significant way.

4 pts

Proficient

This element is completely acceptable and it's clear that the student worked hard on it.

3 pts

Need More Work

This element needs some improvement.

2 pts

Unsatisfactory

This element is not acceptable at all.

1 pts

Main Events

Excellent

The main events studied are clearly displayed and explained. It's obvious the student understood what the important events were, why they are important, and was thorough about including.
Proficient

Most of the main events studied/discussed are included and explained clearly.
Need More Work

Mentioned at least one main event, but needs to provide better explanation and be more thorough about covering all the main events.
Unsatisfactory

Main events are either missing entirely or inaccurate. No description or explanation is given.
Important People

Excellent

Provided clear and thoughtful info. about all the main people studied. Shows extra work such as provide illustrations, biographies, or other facts about each person's life. Shows why each person was important in this time period.
Proficient

Provides good information about most of the main people studied in the chapter. The information is clear and well-written or displayed.
Need More Work

Included at least one person studied, but the information is either incomplete, inaccurate, or poorly written.
Unsatisfactory

There are no main people mentioned.
Issues and Controversies

Excellent

Identified at least one question, conflict, controversy, or issue that affected the time period covered. They clearly present and identify this issue and explain what the issue is and why it is important. Explains the issue from both sides as well as express their own point of view after studying it.
Proficient

The student has identified at least one issue, question, etc. and has explained it in an understandable way.
Need More Work

An issue is mentioned, but no description or information is presented.
Unsatisfactory

There are no issues mentioned at all.
Interesting Facts or Ideas

Excellent

Clearly states what they feel were the most important or interesting facts or ideas that they discovered in the chapter, and why they feel these are important. The student has been thorough and can provide a good argument for why those facts/ideas should be considered important.
Proficient

Clearly states several important facts or ideas in a way that is informative to the reader.
Need More Work

Facts or ideas are included but should be marked more clearly and explanations need to be given.
Unsatisfactory

There are no important facts or ideas mentioned.
Geography

Excellent

The student has highlighted at least one important geography concept studied. They've provided a clear explanation, illustration, diagram, or other way of presenting the concept.
Proficient

The student has included at least one geography concept and provided some explanation of that concept.
Need More Work

The student has included a geography concept that either is inaccurate, hard to understand, or was not part of topic.
Unsatisfactory

There is no geography concept presented.
Daily Life

Excellent

The student has clearly incorporated aspects of culture and daily life into the information. They've shown how these daily aspects influenced and were affected by the historical events of the time. They've made it easier for readers to understand what life was like in that time period.
Proficient

The student has clearly incorporated several aspects of culture and daily life into the information.
Need More Work

The student mentions culture somewhere, but really needed to have more information and more cultural details.
Unsatisfactory

There are no references to culture or daily life in the lap book.
Timeline

Excellent

There is a clear, easy-to-read, and well designed time line that covers the time period being studied. All main events, including historical events, births, deaths, etc. are marked. Some effort has been made to contextualize those events by what else was happening in the world at that same time.
Proficient

There is a clear and easy-to-read timeline that covers the time period studied. Most of the main events are marked.
Need More Work

The timeline is messy or hard to read, and several of the main events are missing or inaccurate.
Unsatisfactory

There is no timeline.
Illustrations and Photos

Excellent

Illustrations relate well to the information and help the reader understand it better. Each one is framed neatly and has a neat and easy-to-read title or caption. It is easy to understand why that photo or illustration was placed there. They are either printed out from another source or--if hand drawn--are easy to identify and understand. Cut outs have an equal margin around all sides and are smooth and straight.
Proficient

Each one is clearly related to the content and has captions or titles. They are neat and easy to identify, whether printed or hand drawn.
Need More Work

Illustrations are hard to identify or understand and may not appear to be related to the content. Many are not labeled or captioned. Cut outs are messy.
Unsatisfactory

If there are any illustrations, they are mostly unrelated to the content, or are difficult to identify, messy, and not titled or captioned.
Presentation:

Interactive,
Engaging,
Memorable, (IEM)
Excellent

Spectacular. Excited about topic, great eye contact; very confident and competent, clear, directions, IEM
Proficient

Passion in voice some of the time, good eye contact, confident and competent, some IEM.
Need More Work

Normal voice tone, some eye contact, some confidence and competence, unclear, little IEM.
Unsatisfactory

Soft voice, hard to understand, weak, poor confidence and competence, poor eye contact, unclear. NO IEM
Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Pro

Excellent

All the content is spelled correctly, and proper grammar and punctuation has been used, ALL words are pronounciated correctly.
Proficient

Most of the content is spelled correctly--maybe one or two errors. Grammar is correct, and most of the punctuation is correct--maybe 3-5 errors. Most words are pronounciated correctly.
Need More Work

There are 6-10 spelling errors and 11-15 punctuation errors. There are 3-5 grammar errors. 2 mispronounced words.
Unsatisfactory

More than 10 spelling errors, more than 15 punctuation errors, or more than 6 grammar errors. 3+ mis-pronounced words.




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