Ancient Civilization Brochure, Poster, Powerpoint

5 4 3 2 1

Front Cover The name of your civilization is present. The cover design is neat, creative and colorful. An abundance of effort is shown.

The name of your civilization is present. The cover design is neat, creative and colorful. Effort was shown.

The name of your civilization is present. The cover is somewhat neat, creative and colorful.

The name of your civilization is present. The cover design is lacking neatness, creativity and/or color.

The name of your civilization is not present and little effort was put into the design.

Art Work/Photos

Many illustrations are present which is neat, colorful and appropriate. An abundance of effort is shown.

Some illustrations are present. They are neat, colorful and appropriate. Effort is shown.

A few illustrations are present. It is neat and colorful.

Less than two photos or illustrations are shown. Illustrations are lacking neatness and not really appropriate to civilization.

Brochure is quite incomplete and shows little effort.

Completeness All 6 major points are included about your civilization with additional fun facts. Info is neat & accurate

All 6 major points are included about your civilization. Includes accurate facts in a neat, creative, & colorful way.

Only 4-5 major points are included which are accurate in a neat, creative, and colorful manner.

Only 2-3 major points are included which lacks in neatness, creativity and/or color.

Only 1 or none major points are included. Facts appear incomplete or inaccurate. Project is not neat and/or creative.

Content All historical major points are highlighted, including fun facts. Points are clear and well organized.

All historical major points are present but hard to identify. Points are clear and organized.

Only 4-5 historical major points are present. Points could use more explanation.

Only 2-3 historical major points are present. Points are hard to identify & vague in explanation.

Only 1 or none historical major points are present. Points are difficult to find and is lacking explanation.

Spelling & Mechanics

Font used is eye catching. Font is neither too big nor too small. Spelling and grammar are excellent with no errors.

Font use is eye catching. Font is neither too big nor too small.1-2 spelling and/or grammar errors.

Font used is somewhat appealing. May be an issue of font size.3-4 spelling and/or

Font used is not particularly eye-catching. Font size may be an issue.5-6 spelling and/or grammar

Font is either too big or too small and is not very attractive.6+ spelling and/or grammar errors.

grammar errors.

errors.

Research Rubric

4 – Excellent 3 – Proficient 2 – Acceptable 1 – Not there yet

Content Demonstrates in-depth knowledge. All 6 major points presented. Provided 5-6 sentence explanation & summary.

Demonstrates essential knowledge with no factual errors. 4-5 major points presented. Provided 3-4 sentence explanation & summary.

Demonstrates essential knowledge however contains 1-2 factual errors.2-3 major points presented.Provided 1-2 sentence explanation & summary.

Minimal or missing content. 3 or more factual errors. No sentences for explanation & summary.

Organization Content uses headings or bulleted lists to organize topics and group related material.

Content uses headings or bulleted lists to organize topics.

Content has some logical organization.

Content has no logical organization.

Originality Material in the research is summarized, not copied.The text makes sense and is relevant to the topic.

Material in the research is summarized, not copied.Some text does not make sense/or is not relevant to the topic.

Material in the research is not summarized/weakly paraphrased.Some text does not make sense/or is not relevant to the topic.

Material in the research is not summarized or paraphrased.

Citation All sources are cited and quoted text accounted for. Uses proper format for citing sources. Graphic Organizers are also fully complete.

Most sources are cited and quoted text accounted for. Uses proper format for citing format with minor errors. Graphic Organizers are complete with some areas missing.

Does not give credit to most sources. Uses improper format for citing sources. Graphic Organizers are not completed. Missing citations and notes.

Paraphrases material without citing sources. Graphic Organizers are not complete. No effort was put towards them.

Presentation 4 – Excellent 3 – Proficient 2 – Acceptable 1 – Not there yetInformation The information was

excellent and interesting with all 6 major points being presented to the class. Students were able to share a few fun facts.

Most or all of the information is presented well with 4-5 major points being presented.

Information was presented but had material that was not related to the major points. Only 2-3 points where presented.

Information was presented in a disorganized way and hard to follow. Information was not related to major points. Only 1 or none of the points were presented.

Presentation Presenters were able to present their material in a confident fashion. Students had eye contact and were clear throughout presentation. Presenters had a strong voice that could be heard by all.Presentation was 7-8 minutes.

Presenters did a good job in their presentation. Some eye contact was made with the class and was fairly clear throughout the presentation. The presenter’s voice could be heard. Presentation was 5-6 minutes long or 9-10 minutes

Presentation was decent. Little eye contact was made and was hard to understand in portions of the presentations. Presenters were quiet in sections of their presentation. Presentation was 3-4 minutes long.

Student presentation was hard to follow. Students had little to no eye contact and were hard to understand throughout the presentation. Presenters were quiet in a majority of the presentation.Presentation was less than 3 minutes.

Organization Presentation was very well organized and easy to follow throughout the entirety of the presentation.

Presentation was organized and easy to follow.

Presentation was a bit disorganized. There are sections which were hard to follow.

Presentation was disorganized and was hard to follow.

Contribution All students in group had an equal part in the presentation.

All students participated in presentation but were not equally distributed.

Only two students presented in their group.

Only one student presented in their group.

Creativity Students were very creative in their presentation. Students incorporated foods, costumes, pictures, or drama.

Students were creative in their presentation. Students incorporated food, costumes, pictures or drama.

Students showed little attempt to be creative. Food, costumes, pictures, or drama did little to do with their ancient society.

Students had no creativity in their presentation.