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Ancient Mesopotamia Magazine Article After completing the web quest, create a magazine article for one of the civilizations that developed in the Fertile Crescent. Rubric Code: V26554 By mahartje Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Mesopotamia Magazine Article
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Exemplary 4 pts
Facts	Poor only 1 topic covered with minimal supporting details from the web quest	Fair two topics covered with minimal supporting details from the web quest	Good three topics covered with appropriate supporting details from just the web quest	Exemplary all topics covered with details that go above and beyond the basics & include information from sources other than the web quest
Format	Poor printing, pencil, every other line	Fair cursive, pencil, every other line	Good cursive, black ink, every other line	Exemplary typed, 12 font, double spaced, Times New Roman
Illustration	Poor black and white without caption	Fair colored without caption	Good colored with caption with caption that states what the picture is	Exemplary colored with a complete caption that explains how the illustration connects to the article
Paragraphs	Poor Introduction introduces culture with a hook that is evident, body contains few supporting details, conclusion has no commentary	Fair Introduction introduces culture with a hook that is evident, body contains some supporting details, conclusion has no commentary	Good Introduction introduces culture with a hook that is evident & thesis, body contains adequate supporting details, conclusion has commentary	Exemplary Introduction introduces culture with a hook that is evident & thesis, body contains many interesting supporting details, conclusion has commentary
Writing Conventions	Poor 7 or more errors	Fair 6 or fewer errors	Good 3 or fewer errors	Exemplary Error Free 1. avoid dead words 2. 3rd person prn only 3. past tense verbs 4. one dependent clause at beginning of one sent (hilite blue) 5. one prep phrase at beginning of sent (blue)