Cold War Project

Rubric for Part I: Research

4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point

Content Covers topic in-depth Includes essential Includes essential Content is minimal OR
with details. Subject knowledge about the information about the there are several factual
An extra point will be knowledge is excellent. topic. Subject knowledge topic but there are 1-2 errors. Does not include
awarded if the student Includes relevant appears to be good. factual errors. Includes any images.
chooses to use a primary images. Includes some relevant images but they are not
source in his or her images. relevant.
research!

Mechanics No grammatical, spelling Almost no grammatical, A few grammatical, Many grammatical,

or punctuation errors. spelling or punctuation spelling, or punctuation spelling, or punctuation
errors. errors. errors.

References All sources (information Most sources Some sources No sources (information
and graphics) are cited (information and (information and and graphics) are cited
in proper MLA format. graphics) are cited in graphics) are cited in in proper MLA format.
proper MLA format. proper MLA format.
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Rubric for Part II: Presentation
4 Points 3 Points
Content Covers topic in-depth Includes essential
with details. Subject knowledge about the
knowledge is excellent. topic. Subject knowledge
Includes relevant appears to be good.
images. Includes some relevant
images.
Mechanics No grammatical, spelling Almost no grammatical,
or punctuation errors. spelling or punctuation
errors.
References At the end of the At the end of the
presentation, there is a presentation, there is a
section dedicated to the section dedicated to the
Bibliography. Each Bibliography. Most
citation is cited correctly citations are cited
in MLA format. correctly in MLA format.
Presentation Skills The students The students
presentation was 10 presentation was under
minutes. The student or over 10 minutes. The
used a loud voice, talked student mostly used a
slowly and clearly, and loud voice, talked slowly
made eye contact with and clearly, and made
the audience. eye contact with the
audience.
2 Points 1 Point
Includes essential Content is minimal OR
information about the there are several factual
topic but there are 1-2 errors. Does not include
factual errors. Includes any images.
images but they are not
relevant.
A few grammatical, Many grammatical,
spelling, or punctuation spelling, or punctuation
errors. errors.
At the end of the At the end of the
presentation, there is a presentation, there is no
section dedicated to the section dedicated to the
Bibliography. Some Bibliography.
citations are cited
correctly in MLA format.
The students The students
presentation was under presentation was under
or over 10 minutes. The or over 10 minutes. The
student somewhat used student did not a loud
a loud voice, talked voice, did not talk slowly
slowly and clearly, and and clearly, and did not
made eye contact with made eye contact with
the audience. the audience.