Name: Date: Ms. Estes Period:
CRITERIA / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1Background Section:
(Approximately 200-250 words) / Includes very detailed information about where and when the person was born, their education, and other interesting facts about their early life. / Background information had some details about the person’s early life, but needed more detail to enhance understanding. / Limited background information. Few details that helped the reader learn about the background of the person. / Little to no background information. The reader doesn’t understand much at all about where the person comes from.
Accomplishments Section:
(Approximately 200-250 words) / Includes very detailed information about the life accomplishments of the person. The reader gets a very clear sense of why the person is/was important. / Includes many details about the life accomplishments of the person. The reader gets some sense of the person’s importance. / Includes some details about the life accomplishments of the person. The reader gets a very limited sense of the person’s importance. / Includes few details about the life accomplishments of the subject, or the information may be incorrect. The reader learns little about the person.
Legacy Section:
(Approximately 200-250 words) / Includes very detailed information about how this person affected history: how their contribution affects our lives today; and how our world might be different if it weren’t for this person. / Includes several details about how the person affected history, but needed more explanation to fully demonstrate their legacy. / Included some detail about how the person affected history, but the reader doesn’t get a true sense the person’s legacy. / Little to no detail about how the person’s legacy affects the world.
Research and Bibliography: / Clearly demonstrates use of 3 quality, reliable sources. No use of Wikis, Ask, or other non-professional websites.
Bibliography is on the back of the poster and includes three correctly cited sources. / Demonstrates use of 3quality sources. Avoids Wikis, Ask, or other non-professional websites. Bibliography is on the back and has three mostly correctly cited sources. / Demonstrates use of sources, but some sources may not be of high quality or reliable. There is an attempt at a bibliography, but it is incomplete/incorrect. / Shows little evidence of writing from sources of any quality. Bibliography is incomplete or missing.
Word Choice/Voice:
/ Uses appropriate, sophisticated, precise vocabulary, but the reader still gets a clear sense that the author used his/her own words and didn’t copy them. / Uses many effective and appropriate words; the reader can clearly tell that the author used his/her own words. / Uses some effective and appropriate words but some parts may not sound as if the author wrote them. / Uses few effective words; or may sound as if the wording was copied directly from the sources used.Mechanics:
/ Exhibits correct grammar and usage. Good use of transitions. No run-ons or fragments. Excellent punctuation and spelling. / Mostly correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Some transitions. Errors do not interfere w/readability. / Frequent errors in grammar/ spelling/punctuation that somewhat interfere with readability. Few transitions. / So many errors in grammar/ spelling/punctuation that the paper was difficult to read and understand. Few/no transitions.
Format:
/ Written work totals 600-800 words on two 8.5x11 sheets of paper. Font/writing can be clearly read and is consistent throughout the poster. Pictures and other art work are attractive, properly cited and add to a respectful portrayal of the person. / Written work totals approximately 600-800 words on two 8.5x11 sheets of paper. Fonts or writing are clear. Pictures/art work mostly enhance the poster and are cited correctly. / Written portion does not meet the minimum 600 words, or may be overly lengthy. May not have used appropriate paper. Art work may not enhance the poster or may over-shadow the written work;not cited properly. / Written work falls far short of the 600 word minimum. May not have used appropriate paper. Pictures may be missing or used to fill up space that should have been filled with written work and/or are not cited.Usage of Class Time:
/ Class time was used fully and appropriately. No off-task behaviors were apparent. / Class time was mostly used appropriately. Few off-task behaviors were apparent. / Class time was often not used appropriately. Off-task behaviors were evident. / Class time was not used appropriately at all. Off-task behaviors disturbed others.Total Points:______Comments: 32
Percentage Score: ______
( - Late Penalty: ______)
Black History Biography Mini-Poster Research Project instructions:
Read the rubric on the back of this paper carefully. To guarantee that you earn the highest possible number of points, make sure that your paper will match the 4 point description in each category.
Remember that Wikipedia, Ask.com, etc. are written by non-professionals and should not be used as sources. You need THREE sources that should be from trusted, professional websites such as colleges, educational publishers, literary organizations, etc.
The information below must be included in a bibliographic entry from a web site. Pay attention to the order of the information and the punctuation:
Bezlova, Anna. "China to Formalize One-Child Policy." Asia Times Online.
24 May 2001. 10 March 2013. <http://www.atimes.com/china/CE24Ad02.html>.
Sample Bibliography for your poster:
Bibliography:
“Langston Hughes Biography.” (2011). The Biography Channel website. 6 March 2013.
http://www.biography.com/people/langston-hughes-9346313?page=1
“Langston Hughes.” (2013). Poets.org website. 3 March 2013. <http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/83
Rampersad, Arnold. "Hughes' Life and Career." Modern American Poetry. The Oxford Companion to African American
Literature, n.d. Web. 1 Mar 2013. <http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/g_l/hughes/life.htm