PERFORMANCE
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
OVER
CLARITY OF PRESENTATION - 20%
SUPERIOR EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR NOT EVIDENT
Presents a theatrical
Presents a theatrical
Presents a theatrical
Does not present a
performance with a well- performance with a clear performance with a basic theatrical performance
developed dramatic arc dramatic arc dramatic arc with a dramatic arc
PERFORMANCE
Speech is
Speech is mostly
Speech is somewhat
Speech is unclear
consistently articulate, clear and appropriately clear and appropriate but and pacing impedes
easy to understand, and paced with inconsistent pacing understanding
appropriately paced
Offers a well-
Offers a practiced
Performance
Performance
practiced, polished performance indicates some practice indicates little practice
performance
TECHNICAL
Conveys appropriate
Conveys mostly
Conveys some
Does not convey
emotion through tone of appropriate emotion appropriate emotion appropriate emotion
voice and movement through tone of voice through tone of voice through tone of voice
and movement and movement and movement
Time is ≤ ten minutes. Yes No
Media devices (optional) are student operated. Yes No Not applicable
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
OVER