Menu Review
Due Date: Thursday, April 23rd
Today’s special: Choose one appetizer, main course and dessert for $60 (points). Use your
notebook, class textbooks, and online encyclopedias to help you. See the rubric on the back
to self-evaluate.
Appetizers: The Articles of Confederation ($10)
o Create a Venn Diagram comparing the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution.
o Draw a comic strip that highlights 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
o Create a crossword puzzle related to the Articles of Confederation. You must have
at least 5 questions/answers for your puzzle.
Main Course: The First Five Presidents ($20)
o Survey your classmates. Of the first five presidents, who was the most successful?
Make sure you have them explain their reasoning. Graph the data and write a
paragraph describing what you learned and your reaction to it.
o Write a journal entry for 3 of the first five presidents. Each entry should be at least a
paragraph long. It can be about any aspect of the presidency, but should be as
historically accurate as possible.
o Create a song or rap that lists the first five presidents and an accomplishment of
each.
Dessert: The Constitution ($30)
o Write a newspaper article describing the Constitutional Convention. Describe who
was there, where they met, why they met, when they met, what they argued about,
and how they compromised.
o Write a letter from the perspective of a minority group (women, Free African
Americans, Enslaved African Americans, indentured servants, Native Americans) to
the founding fathers. What are the most important issues facing the new country?
What is your opinion on these issues? Be sure to discuss slavery and suffrage.
o Create a chart that shows the origins of the Bill of Rights (the other documents used
to create it) and describes through words and pictures those documents as well as
the Bill of Rights.
Rubric
Name: ____________________________________________________
Assignment: _________________________________
Criteria
Content:
Is the content of the
product well chosen?
Completeness:
Is everything
included in the
product?
3
Content chosen
represents the best
choice for the
product.
Illustrations are well
chosen and related to
content.
All information
needed is included.
Product meets the
product criteria and
the criteria of the
task as stated.
Specific examples
included.
Perspective is
evident.
Creativity:
Is the product
original? Does it
display thought?
Presentation of
information is from a
new perspective.
Pictures are original.
Product includes an
element of thought,
fun and interest.
Correctness:
Is all of the
information included
correct?
Communication:
Is the information in
the product well
communicated?
All information
presented in product
is correct and
accurate.
All information is
neat and easy to
read. Product is in
appropriate format
and shows significant
effort.
2
Information or
pictures are related
to content, but are
not specific. Product
doesn’t convey a
perspective.
1
Information or
pictures are not
related to topic or
task.
Some important
information is
missing. Product
meets the product
criteria and the
criteria of the task as
stated. Some specific
examples included,
some evidence of
perspective in
product.
Presentation of
information is from a
new perspective.
Pictures are not
original. Product has
an element of
thought, fun and
interest.
Product contains
only minor errors that
do not detract from
product.
Most of the product
is neat and easy to
read. Product is in
appropriate format
and shows effort.
Most important
information is
missing. The
product does not
meet the task or does
not meet the product
criteria. Generic
product. No specific
examples or
perspective.
There is no evidence
of new thoughts or
perspectives in the
product.
Product contains
substantial errors.
The product is not
neat and/or easy to
read or the product
is not in the
appropriate format.
It does not show
significant effort.
Total Grade:
Self