Doc. 17--Civil War Booklet Rubric
Name __________________________________
Requirements
Worth 9 Points Each
Cover:
Neat and creatively done? Correct Title
Title Page: Correct Information?____
Name, Date, Period, Teacher
Page 1: Map of the Civil War
Key__ List of Confederate States___ List
of Union States ___ Correctly colored
map___
Page 2: Civil War Timeline
Correct Time Period___, Years Equal
Distance Apart ___, 8 Pictures for
Timeline___, All events on timeline ___
Page 3: Newspaper Headline: Battle of
Fort Sumter
Newspaper Headline___, Eyewitness
Article___ Good Information_____
Page 4: Magazine Cover Story: Battle of
Gettysburg
Picture & Date on Cover___, Article that
tells about battle___ Good Information___
Page 5: Letter to a Relative: Battle of
Vicksburg
Is the letter factual___, Written from a
personal perspective____
Page 6: The Emancipation Proclamation
1 paragraph describing how you feel about
being free/how your life will change? ___
1 paragraph about being a slave in a state
that did not secede/feelings/problems. ___
Page 7: Collage: Surrender at
Appomattox. Did you tell about Grant? _
Lee? ___, Date of Surrender__, Meaning of
Civil War___
Picture of State/Village___, Strange story
or fact___ Terms of surrender___
Page 8: Crossword Puzzle on the
Assassination of President Lincoln
14 words used___, 7 across clues___, 7
down clues___, did you draw a blank
puzzle____
Period: _________________ Date:_______________
Peer Evaluation
Comments
Teacher Evaluation
Points
Comments
Total from side one = ________________
Total from side two = ________________
Final Grade = ____________________
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Identify the two required activities by writing the word Required in the blanks beside them and if you
do the extra credit, write the words Extra Credit beside the ones you choose to do. You may only do
two for extra credit and you can only receive a total of 20 points from side two.
Requirements and Extra Credit
Worth 5 Points Each
_______________ Footnotes on
Sherman’s March through Georgia
Trace of your foot___, Written notes___, 1
Picture___
_______________ Instagram of the
Generals: Grant and Lee
Grant Completed___, Lee Completed____
_______________ Civil War Journal:
First Battle of Bull Run
Passionate and full description of the
battle___, 4 detailed entries___,
Description of your commanding
officer___
_______________ Roadside Historical
Marker on the Battle of Antietam
Historical Marker___, Descriptive
paragraph___
_______________ Recruitment Poster:
Join the War as a Solider
Persuasive writing skills present___,
Creative and attractive___, Colorful___
Peer Evaluation
Comments
Teacher Evaluation
Points & Comments
Total from side two = ________________