Rubric for Creating an Overview of Ancient Egypt or Feudal Japan
Class
Activities
Weight
Fact Sheet
15%
Wrote down
Did not
Less than half of
the required write down
the facts were
number of
all of the
written and/or
correct facts required
were not correct
number of
facts or
some facts
were wrong
(10)
(15)
(5)
Storyboard
15%
Used all
Used most
of the facts of the facts
and the story and the
had a
story made
beginning,
sense
middle,
and end
(10)
(15)
Used less than
half the facts
and/or the story
did not make
sense
The map
The map
was accurate had minor
mistakes
(15)
(10)
The map had
major mistakes
Social Studies
(50%)
Map
Class
15%
Excellent
Average
Needs
Improvement
(5)
(5)
Effort
5%
All pre-work 2 out of 3
2 or more preitems were
pre-work work items were
turned in on items were late or not turned
time
turned in on
in
(5)
time
(3)
(1)
Activities
Weight
Excellent
Average
Needs
Improvement
Opening credits-
5%
Title and
Title or name
No title and no
Computer
(35%)
title and name
student name
on movie
(5)
missing
name
(3)
(1)
Map as billboard
5%
Map is used as
billboard
(5)
Map is not used as
billboard
(1)
Animation
technical
5%
Very cool
Effects meet
effects! Other
the story
students are
needs
impressed
(5)
(4)
Only used word
bubbles. No
animation.
(2)
Word bubble
duration
5%
Everyone is
able to read
the dialogue
Most of the Dialogue is too fast.
dialogue may It can not be read.
be read
(3)
(1)
(5)
Facts
5%
All facts are
used
Many facts
are used
(3)
Few facts are used
Story only
covers the
facts
Story is not
coherent or does not
cover the facts.
(1)
(1)
(5)
Creativity
5%
Story is
engaging.
Students like
it.
(3)
(5)
Peer evaluation
3%
Movie was
Movie was
Movie was rated
rated excellent rated average needs improvement
by peers
by peers
by peers
(2)
(3)
(1)
Citation
(if music or Internet
map is used)
2%
Class
Activities
Weight
Excellent
Language Arts
(15%)
Spelling
5%
All words
are spelled
correctly
Citations are
correct
(2)
Citations are
missing or not
correct
(1)
Average
Needs
Improvement
Most words A majority of
are spelled
words are not
correctly spelled correctly
(3)
Grammar
2%
(5)
(1)
Grammar is
correct
Many grammar
mistakes
(1)
(2)
Punctuation
5%
Punctuation is Punctuation is
correct
mostly
correct
(3)
(5)
Capitalization
3%
Capitalization
correct
(3)
Final Grade
is
Capitalization
mostly
correct
(2)
Punctuation is not
correct
(1)
is
Capitalization
is not
correct
100%
To obtain the Final Grade add the students individual scores.
Scale is based on 100%
Weights can be redistributed based on Social Studies teacher's preference.
Within the Technology scoring, pure technical skills are only weighted at 20%
to compensate for at risk students or average students who do not understand programming.
(1)