MARKING GUIDELINES FOR YEAR 10 MANDATORY HISTORY
CHANGING RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
GROUP RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION TASK
Marking Criteria for Group Research/Presentation Task
 Group designs and delivers an engaging and historically informative
presentation of between 4 – 5 minutes, appropriate for the class and
teacher
 Provides evidence of thorough research on the events,
individuals/groups, and consequences of one topic in the US Civil Rights
movement
 Creatively presents a scenario which reveals clearly different empathetic
understanding and perspectives
 Group works effectively and co-operatively in both the research and
presentation components of the task and presents a comprehensive
bibliography
 Group designs and delivers an engaging and historically informative
presentation of between 4 – 5 minutes, appropriate for the class and
teacher
 Provides evidence of sound research on the events, individuals/groups
and consequences of one topic in the US Civil Rights movement
 Presents a scenario which reveals some different empathetic
understanding and perspectives
 Group works effectively in both the research and presentation
components of the task and presents a detailed bibliography
 Group attempts to design and deliver a presentation with some
engagement and historical information appropriate for the class and
teacher. It may be brief.
 Provides some evidence of research on the events, individuals/groups
and consequences of one topic in the US Civil Rights movement
 Attempts a scenario revealing some different attitudes and opinions on
rights and freedoms
 Group attempts a collaborative effort in the research and/or
presentation components of the task and presents a bibliography
 Group gives a basic and brief presentation to the class and teacher
 Provides limited evidence of research on one aspect of the US Civil
Rights movement
 Presents a simple situation which may reveal some different ideas on
rights and freedoms
 Group works with limited effectiveness in the research and/or
presentation components of the task and presents a limited bibliography
 Group gives a brief and unstructured presentation
 Presents basic information about rights and freedoms
 Group works mostly as individuals on the task
Marker’s comments:
Marks
21 - 25
16 - 20
11 - 15
6 - 10
1-5