DURHAM REGIONAL HERITAGE FAIR
Tell me about your Heritage Fair inquiry and how you decided on your topic.
LEVEL 4 / LEVEL 3 / LEVEL 2 / LEVEL 1
INTERVIEW / Student answers questions confidently and shows great interest and understanding of the topic / Student has no difficulty in answering questions and shows interest and understanding of the topic / Student has some difficulty answering questions and shows some interest and understanding in the topic / Student has difficulty answering questions and shows little understanding of the topic
How did you determine the best way to show what you learned?
CREATIVITY AND ORIGINALITY / LEVEL 4 / LEVEL 3 / LEVEL 2 / LEVEL 1
The project is extremely creative and original in thought / The project is creative and original in thought / The project is somewhat creative and original in thought / The project is limited in creativity and original thought
Describe how you found your sources of information and what challenges did you face.
RESEARCH / LEVEL 4 / LEVEL 3 / LEVEL 2 / LEVEL 1
Student uses a wide variety of sources and clearly explains how to find information / Student uses a variety of sources and can explain how to find information / Student uses some sources and explains some ways to find information / Student uses few sources and explains few ways to find information
Why is your topic important to Canada’s past and still relevant/significant to the present?
SIGNIFICANCE AND RELEVANCE / LEVEL 4 / LEVEL 3 / LEVEL 2 / LEVEL 1
Student makes exceptional connections to Canadian heritage or history / Student makes good connections to Canadian heritage or history / Student makes some connections to Canadian heritage or history / Student makes few connections to Canadian heritage or history
OVERALL
IMPRESSION / Exemplary / Excellent / Good / Fair
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Student demonstrated their ability to describe their understanding of topic through use of Historical Thinking Concepts:
Choose one:
Historical Significance – assesses and clearly explains the impact of people, events/developments or ideas in the past and on the present
Cause and Consequence – evaluate the impact of various consequences of an event/development
Continuity and Change – assesses how an event many involve progress for some people/groups and decline for others
Historical Perspective – analyses how and why people thought and acted in a particular time and why that may be different from today
Overall Impression:
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Recommend this project for OHFA Founder’s Award.
* If overall impression scores an Exemplary or Excellent please nominate the project for an award below
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Thank you for your time.