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: