RUBRIC for final assessment 

3 2 1
Criteria Excellent Good Needs Improvement

Students can The student can The students can The students can
explain, identify and accurately explain, explain, identify and briefly explain,
compare significant identify and compare compare some identify and compare
historical features many similarities and similarities and similarities and
located in their local differences of differences of differences of
community in order significant features/ significant features/ significant features/
to pose questions landmarks/monumen landmarks/monumen landmarks/monumen
about people, events, ts to demonstrate the ts to demonstrate the ts to demonstrate the
places and issues key people, events, key people, events, key people, events,
through the inquiry places and issues places and issues places and issues
process. within their local within their local within their local
community. community. community.

Students can select Students can select Students can select Students can select
research of a wide range of a range of research minimal research to
significant features/ research to clearly to clearly identify clearly identify
landmarks/monumen identify all 5 some of the minimal elements in
ts within their own elements in both elements in both both visual and
community to obtain visual and auditory visual and auditory auditory
information to meet representations. representations. representations.
the 5 elements in - Comparative - Comparative - Comparative
their poster.  images of past and images of past and images of past and
present present present
- Significant - Significant - Significant
monument/war monument/war monument/war
memorial/feature memorial/feature memorial/feature
- Detailed Timeline - Adequate Timeline - Brief Timeline
(comparing (comparing (comparing
community community community
development) development) development)
- Recognising - Recognising - Recognising
Indigenous Indigenous Indigenous
community in your community in your community in your
local area local area local area
- Geographical - Geographical - Geographical
location of area location of area location of area
Students can sort the Students can Students can display Students can display
information they effectively sort and and sort some of the minimal information
have gathered to display the information to to construct a
present the research information to construct a timeline timeline which
in the format of a construct a timeline which demonstrates demonstrates the
Timeline relating to which demonstrates the changes of the changes of the
how their community the changes of the development within development within
has changed. development within their local community their local community
their local community over time.  over time.
over time in a clear
and concise format.
Students can Students can Students can Students can
evaluate and present produce their produce their produce their
the inquiry question findings in a detailed findings in an findings in a
by drawing and engaging engaging presentation
conclusions from presentation presentation produced in the form
research conducted produced in the form produced in the form of an A2 poster and
individually and of a creative A2 of a creative A2 an audio podcast. 
collaboratively. poster and a clear poster and an audio
audio podcast.  podcast.  Both poster and
audio are presented
Both poster and Both poster and and contain a title,
audio are engaging, audio are engaging students name, and
creative and contain and contain a title, is presented through
a clear title, students student's name, and audio and a visual
name, and is is presented through poster. 
presented clearly audio and a visual
through audio and a poster, with some
well organised visual evidence of editing
poster with accurate and proof-reading.
editing and proof-
reading/ . 
The student has The student has The student has
  shown a strong shown some shown a brief
representation of representation of representation of
connection between connection between connection between
the land and the land and the land and
indigenous histories. indigenous histories. indigenous histories.