History Fair Rubric: Website

Name(s): ______

______

Title: ______

Visual clarity: (20%)

______overall appeal (does it make me want to read it, break up text)

______using appropriate spacing for images and writing (no blank spaces, enough content,

many pics)

______no grammatical errors (spelling, capital letters, proper English)

______titles & sectional divisions (tells eye where to look)

______buttons navigating at the bottom of each page to go to the next page

______visual material appropriate (visual materials fit topic)

______home page ONLY containing (name(s), title, Junior Division, Individual or Group

Website) may also have a picture

______must contain a resources page with a process paper and Annotated List of Works

Consulted (not attached using Microsoft Word, must convert files to a pdf, not copied

and pasted into website- it will lose formatting)

______citing sources (below every picture or words that are not the creator’s, Source: Source

Name, ex: Source: History Channel

______appropriate captions for all the images

Historical quality: (60%)

______contains more than 900 of the creator’s words

______analysis and historical interpretation

______annotated bibliography shows wide research

______historically accurate

______includes many ‘non textual’ items (like quotes, timelines, prim sources, audio/video)

______tying to theme: Taking a Stand in History (20%)

includes significance and importance in history

clearly relates to the theme

Above rubric was taken and simplified from National History Day Website

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History Fair Rubric: Performance

Name(s): ______

______

______

Title of Project: ______

Visual clarity: (20%)

______costumes, props

______interesting, easy to follow plot, tells a story

______no grammatical errors (spelling, capital letters, proper English)

______must be more than 8 minutes

______lines memorized

Historical quality: (60%)

______contains analysis and historical interpretation, not just rhyming off facts

______annotated bibliography shows wide research

______historically accurate

______tying to theme (Taking a Stand in History) (20%)

Why it is significant/important in history

Total: ______

Above rubric was taken and simplified from National History Day Website

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History Fair Rubric: Documentary

Name(s): ______

______

Title of project: ______

Visual clarity: (20%)

______overall appeal (does it make me want to keep listening) ______using appropriate spacing for images and visuals (pics on for short time, enough content)

______no grammatical errors (proper English)

______visual material appropriate (visual materials fit topic)

______is it over 8 minutes?

______Title slide

______voice over

______music

______clear sound

Historical quality: (60%)

______not all background, but important parts

______analysis and historical interpretation correct

______annotated bibliography shows wide research

______historically accurate

______tells a story, not just rhyming off facts

______tying to theme (20%) Taking a Stand in History

Why it is significant/important in history

Above rubric was taken and simplified from National History Day Website

Comments: