Holocaust Research Project Rubric
After researching your topic relating to the Holocaust, create a project that demonstrates the importance of your topic to…
 the events that transpired before or during the Holocaust OR
 the lasting impact of the Holocaust.
What conclusions or implications can you draw?
Content
Thought and
Organization
Conventions
Comments:
Advanced
Proficient
Basic
Below Basic
30-26 points
25-21 points
20-16 points
15-0 points
 Content reflects focused and extensive
scholarly research with appropriate
citations/works cited page.
 Clearly and effectively establishes the
historical/cultural circumstances.
 Shows extensive evidence of insight
drawn from research, which is
thoughtfully and creatively
communicated through the project.
 Content reflects focused scholarly
research with appropriate
citations/works cited page.
 Clearly and effectively establishes the
historical/cultural circumstances.
 Shows evidence of insight drawn from
research, which is thoughtfully and
creatively communicated through the
project.
 Content reflects limited scholarly
research with appropriate
citations/works cited page.
 Attempts to establish the
historical/cultural circumstances.
 Shows limited evidence of insight
drawn from research communicated
through the project.
Advanced
Proficient
Basic
20-18 points
17-14 points
13-11 points
 Developed an effective and insightful
project for communicating the impact of
the person, place, group, etc. on the
Holocaust.
 End product demonstrates creativity and
is chosen effectively to suit the topic.
 Information is effectively organized in a
thoughtful manner.
 Developed an effective project for
communicating the impact of the
person, place, group, etc. on the
Holocaust.
 End product demonstrates creativity
and suits the topic.
 Information is effectively organized.
 Project somewhat demonstrates the
impact of the person, place, group,
etc. on the Holocaust.
 End product lacks creativity.
 Information is somewhat organized.
 Content lacks scholarly research
 Fails to establish the
historical/cultural circumstances.
 No evidence of insight drawn
from research.
/30
Below Basic
10-0 points
 Project does not clearly
demonstrate the impact of the
person, place, group, etc. on the
Holocaust.
 End product lacks creativity.
 Information is disorganized.
Advanced
Proficient
Basic
Below Basic
10-9 points
8-7 points
6 points
5-0 points
 Control of grammar, mechanics,
spelling, usage, and sentence
formation
 Errors in written work do not
significantly impact meaning; citations
and works cited page properly
formatted (MLA)
 Limited control of grammar,
mechanics, spelling, usage, and
sentence formation
 Errors in written work impact
meaning; works cited page lacking or
improperly formatted
 Evident control of grammar, mechanics,
spelling, usage, and sentence formation
 Written work is virtually error-free;
citations and works cited page properly
formatted (MLA)
Points:
 Lacks control of grammar,
mechanics, spelling, usage, and
sentence formation
 Errors in written work severely
impact meaning; works cited
page missing
Points:
/20
Points:
/10
TOTAL
/ 60