DOCUMENTARY
HISTORICAL QUALITY - 80%
SUPERIOR EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR NOT EVIDENT
Well-formulated
Historical argument
Basic historical
Weak historical
historical argument supported by some argument supported by argument with little or
HISTORICAL supported by thorough analysis basic analysis no analysis
ARGUMENT analysis
Annual theme woven
Annual theme
Annual theme
Annual theme
throughout the project addressed in the project mentioned in the project connection is unclear
Integrates body of
Provides a body of
Provides a body of
Provides a body
WIDE credible research into a detailed and credible credible information of mostly credible
RESEARCH fully developed historical information information
argument
Primary sources
Primary sources
Primary sources
Primary sources
PRIMARY develop the historical support the historical illustrate the historical are present, but do not
SOURCES argument argument argument connect to the historical
argument
Analyzes the
Identifies the short-
Explains the causes
Identifies key people,
HISTORICAL short-term and long-term term and long-term of the historical event(s) events, and ideas leading
CONTEXT causes of the historical causes of the historical to the historical event(s)
event(s) event(s)
Integrates multiple
Demonstrates how
Includes more than
Provides only one
MULTIPLE
perspectives throughout multiple perspectives one perspective perspective
PERSPECTIVES
the historical argument shape the topic
Historical information
Historical information
Historical information
Historical information
HISTORICAL is accurate includes only minor includes several includes major
ACCURACY errors errors that impede errors that impede
understanding understanding
Draws an evidence-
Draws a reasoned
Draws a conclusion
Attempts to draw
based conclusion about conclusion about the about the topic’s a conclusion about the
the topic’s significance in topic’s significance in significance in history topic’s significance in
SIGNIFICANCE history history history
IN HISTORY
Analyzes the short-
Explains the short-
Explains the short-
Attempts to explain
term and long-term term and long-term term OR long-term the short-term OR long-
impact impact impact term impact
Student ideas,
Student ideas are
Student ideas reflect
Student ideas are
analysis, argument, and distinct from research research difficult to discern from
STUDENT VOICE
conclusions are original research
and persuasive
STRENGTHS & AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT
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CLARITY OF PRESENTATION - 20%
SUPERIOR EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR NOT EVIDENT
Presents audio that
Presents audio that is
Presents audio that is
Presents audio that is
enhances topic and appropriate to topic and somewhat appropriate to not appropriate to topic
is clear and easy to easy to understand topic and can usually be or is hard to follow
AUDIO AND understand followed
VISUALS
Provides visual
Provides visual
Provides visual
Provides visual
sources that enhance sources that are sources that are sources that are not
topic appropriate to topic somewhat appropriate appropriate to topic
to topic
Provides articulate
Provides narration
Provides narration
Provides narration
narration that does not that contains minor that contains several that contains major
contain grammatical or grammatical or grammatical or grammatical or
mechanical errors mechanical errors mechanical errors mechanical errors that
impede understanding
TECHNICAL
Provides visuals that
Provides visuals
Provides visuals with
Provides visuals with
are clearly focused that are mostly clearly some blurriness significant blurriness
focused
Volume of audio
Volume of audio
Volume of audio
Volume of audio
components is even components is mostly components is uneven components is mostly
even at times uneven
Time is ≤ ten minutes. Yes No
Entry is student-produced. Yes No
Entry includes source credits at the end. Yes No
Process Paper is submitted. Yes No
Annotated Bibliography is submitted. Yes No
Process Paper word count is listed on the Title Page. Yes No
GENERAL COMMENTS
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