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Regions: The Northeast Portfolio Rubric

Directions: Use the rubric below as a guide in writing and revising your presentation on an immigrant, a woman, or a Black or
Indigenous person of color who contributed to the founding of this country.
Criteria Excellent (4) Good (3) Fair (2) Poor (1) Points Awarded
(Weight)
Ideas/Purpose The person’s The person’s The person’s The person’s
major impact major impact major impact major impact
and contribution and contribution and contribution and contribution
is clearly stated. is stated. may be unclear. is unclear.
Research and Relevant and Most of the Some relevant Little information
Information useful information and useful was gathered.
Gathered information was gathered was information was Most was not
founded. relevant and gathered. Less relevant or
useful. relevant useful for the
information was project.
also included.

Comprehension The report shows The report shows The report shows The report shows
a strong a general a basic a limited
understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of
the person’s the person's the person's the person's
impact and impact and impact and impact and
contribution. contribution. contribution. contribution.

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 Criteria Excellent (4) Good (3) Fair (2) Poor (1) Points Awarded
(Weight)
Organization There is a clear There is an There is some There is no
organization to organization to organization to organization to
the report. the report. the presentation. the presentation.
Ideas are in a Most ideas are in Some ideas are Ideas are not
logical order and a logical order not related and presented in a
there is a strong and there is an there is some logical order or
introduction, introduction, level of an are not related.
body, and body, and introduction, There is not an
conclusion. conclusion. body, and introduction or
conclusion. conclusion.
Punctuation, Punctuation, Punctuation, There are many There are many
Capitalization, capitalization, capitalization, errors in errors in
and Spelling and spelling are and spelling are punctuation, punctuation,
correct. mostly correct. capitalization, capitalization,
and spelling. and spelling. The
errors make it
hard to
understand the
content.

0 points: No evidence of ability to demonstrate targeted skill.

Total points: /20

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