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Social Studies Teacher

Unit 1: Ancient Period

Rubric for the project: Presentation
- Instructions:
1. The following is a group project in which each group will cover and study an assigned ancient civilization: Mesopotamia,
Egypt, Indus River valley (The Harappan and Aryan Societies), Ancient China (Shang and Zhou Dynasty) and Mesoamerica
(The Olmecs and the Maya)
Name:_______________________________________________
Group:_________________________________
Topic:_________________________________________________________

a. Content Rubric:

Criteria Needs improvement Fair 2-3 Good 4 Excellent 5 Total

0-1
1. Civilization’s technology (tools, The students are The students The students The student
art/medicine materials, structures) missing information mention vaguely mention and present a
3 elements and amount of the the 3 elements: explain briefly and thorough
required elements: tools, art generally the 3 explanation of
tools, art/medicine materials, and elements: tools, art the listed 3
materials, structures. structures. materials, and elements: tools,
structures. art materials,
structures)
details, history,
what it was used
for.
2. Civilization’s culture (religion, The student is The student The student The student
language, artistic expressions, missing information mentions vaguely mentions briefly presents a
clothing, architecture) and amount of the generally the and generally the thorough
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required elements: explanation and explanation and explanation and

religion, language, imagery of the imagery of the imagery of the
artistic expressions, listed 3-5 listed 5 elements: listed 5
clothing, and elements: religion, religion, language, elements:
architecture. language, artistic artistic expressions,
religion,
expressions, clothing, and language, artistic
clothing, and architecture. expressions,
architecture. clothing, and
architecture.
3. Civilization’s government The students are The students The students define The students
(type/system) vague, and are vaguely mention and vaguely explain define and
missing definitions and briefly explain the government explain
and explanation on the type of and the system. thoroughly the
the required government and type of
elements: system. government
government and system.
system
4. Civilization’s economy The students are The students The students The students
missing information explain vaguely explain generally explain
on the required the economy, the the economy, thoroughly the
elements: economy, system, the system, products, type of
system, product, and products and labor and labor division economy,
labor division. division. system, products
and labor
division
5. Civilization’s location and The student is The students The students The students
environment missing environment relatively locate provide an locate and
and location the civilization and approximate illustrate the
information vaguely illustrates location and environment
it, and briefly talks illustration of the and location of
about the civilization location the civilization.
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environment.
6. Definition of civilization and its The students are The students The students The students
traits and how your civilization missing information, vaguely define, define, list the provide 1
according to the definition and on any of the mention some traits, and complete
traits can be considered a mentioned elements: traits, and briefly contextualize the reliable
civilization. definition, traits, and contextualize to traits of their definition of
contextualization. their assigned civilization civilization, the
civilization. traits and
contextualize
them to their
civilization
7. EQ Question: How does the Students portray the Students portray Students portray a Students portray
development of ancient complex answer or just the answer in the brief answer and the answer of
societies and civilizations result in explain or don’t presentation and explain in their own the EQ question
different types of social answer the question briefly explain in words the answer and explain in
hierarchies? at all. their own words to the EQ question. their own words
the answer
8. References in MLA (The The students barely The students The students The students
textbook: Traditions and Encounter references or doesn’t display and display the display the
a global perspective on the past) reference at all. incomplete reference assigned reference
reference for the project. assigned for the
project in MLA
format.
Total: 40 pts.
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b. Mechanics/Presentation

Criteria Needs Fair Good Excellent Total

improvement 2-3 4 5
0-1
1. The presentation is titled Students don’t Students are Students titled Students title and mention all
(with the name of the have anything missing the and mentioned the participants at the start of
civilization) and identified titled or identified. names or the the names. And the presentation. And the
with the names of the title or the references references are at the last
participants, and the reference. are at the last slide.
references at the end. slide.
2. The presentation is The presentation The presentation The presentation The presentation is organized
organized and is coherent: is not organized or needs to be is mostly and is coherent: no
no overloaded slides, not coherent. more organized organized and is overloaded slides, properly
properly titled slides, not (Does not comply and is coherent: coherent: no titled slides, not overloaded
overloaded with imagery. with the criteria) no overloaded overloaded with imagery. (isn’t
(isn’t clustered). slides, properly slides, properly clustered).
titled slides, not titled slides, not
overloaded with overloaded with
imagery. (isn’t imagery. (isn’t
clustered). clustered)
3. Mechanics/Grammar: 5+ mistakes in the 3-4 mistakes in 1-2 mistakes in 0 mistakes in the use of
There is correct use of use of grammar, the use of the use of grammar, punctuation, and
grammar, punctuation, and punctuation, and grammar, grammar, spelling.
spelling. spelling. punctuation, and punctuation, and
spelling. spelling.
Total: 15 pts.
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c. Participation/process:

Criteria Needs Fair Good Excellent Total

improvement 2-3 4 5
0-1
1. Students work on the project during Students are Students are Students are Students meet
class (focused on the work, not missing most missing 2 of the missing one of the
distracted, or talking with other groups of the requirements: requirements: requirements:
during class.) (individual criteria) requirements: focused on the focused on the focused on the
focused on the work, not work, not work, not
work, not distracted, or distracted, or distracted, or
distracted, or talking with other talking with talking with
talking with groups during other groups other groups
other groups class.) individual during class.) during class.)
during class.) criteria individual individual
individual (participates criteria criteria
criteria some days) (participates (participates
(participates most of the every day)
very few days days)
or none)
2. Students share the google slides project Students never Students share on Students share Students share
with the teacher. shared the day 3 the google on day 2 the since day 1 the
google slides slides google slides google slides
3. Students bring their materials to class Students miss Students miss a Students miss Students bring
(textbook, notebook, laptops) (individual most of the couple of one of the all the listed
criteria) materials materials on 2 materials on materials
every day days one day every day
Total: 15pts
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d. Presentation/delivery

Criteria Needs Fair Good Excellent Total

improvement 2-3 4 5
0-1
1. ALL the students participate and present Only one or 2 of the 1 one of the ALL students
in front of the class. none of them students do not students does speak and
present present not present present
2. Pronunciation: Words and sentences are 7+ mistakes 5-6 mistakes 3-4 mistakes 1-2 mistakes
understandable, with their required
pauses. (individual)
3. Sequence: the line of thought is clear No clear line of Somewhat clear Mostly clear Organized line
and coherent throughout the though and no line of thought line of though of thought and
presentation. (individual) control of the and less control and control of control of the
presentation. of the the presentation
presentation presentation
4. Memory: Student does not read of the Reads most of Looks and Looks and Never stops to
presentation and knows the material. the pauses more pauses more read (student
(individual) presentation. than 4 times to than 2 times to can look briefly
read read. at reference
points)
Total: 20 pts

Final total: 90pts