WEBSITE
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 written
Presents written
Presents written
Presents written
material that is material that is material that is material that is not
appropriate to the topic appropriate to the topic appropriate to the appropriate to the topic
and easily understood and can be mostly topic but is difficult to or not understandable
understood understand
WRITTEN
Provides clear,
Provides text
Provides text
Provides text
MATERIAL AND concise, articulate that contains minor that contains several that contains major
VISUALS text that does not grammatical or grammatical or grammatical or
contain grammatical or mechanical errors mechanical errors mechanical errors that
mechanical errors impede understanding
Provides media
Provides media that
Provides media that
Provides media that
that enhances the topic is appropriate to the topic is somewhat appropriate is not appropriate to the
(optional) (optional) to the topic (optional) topic (optional)
Presents all visual
Presents most visual
Presents some visual
Does not present
material clearly material clearly material clearly visual material clearly
Structures website
Mostly structures
Attempts to structure
Little or no attempt
through segmentation website through website through to structure website
and orientation segmentation and segmentation and through segmentation
orientation orientation and orientation
Selects font,
Selects font,
Selects font,
Font, formatting, and
TECHNICAL
formatting, and color formatting, and color formatting, and color color do not enhance
that strongly enhance that adequately enhance that begin to enhance readability or are not
readability and are highly readability and are readability and are appropriate to the topic
appropriate to the topic appropriate to the topic somewhat appropriate to
the topic
Makes strong and
Makes good use of
Makes some use of
Does not take
appropriate use of website elements website elements advantage of website
website elements elements
Website contains no more than 1,200 student-composed words. Yes No
Multimedia (optional) total run time is ≤ three minutes. Yes No Not applicable
Visuals and quotes are credited on the website. Yes No
Website contains no links to external content (exempting the bibliography). Yes No
Process Paper is integrated into the website as a PDF. Yes No
Annotated Bibliography is integrated into the website as a PDF. Yes No
Home page contains required information. Yes No
GENERAL COMMENTS
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