Rubric for Postcards from Japan Performance Task

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Essential Question #5: What responsibility does government have to the people? Why do we need government? What are the roles of citizens?
Postcards from Japan Performance Task –
Government
Task:
Today you visited the emperor’s palace. Tell your family how Japan’s government is the
same and different from our own.
Be sure to:
 Include information about how the governments in Japan and the United States are
similar.
 Include information about how the governments in Japan and the United States are
different.
 Explain the role of Japanese citizens.
Essential Question #5: What responsibility does government have to the people? Why do we need government? What are the roles of citizens?
Rubric for Postcards from Japan Performance Task –
Government
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Comparison of
governments in Japan and
the United States Similarity
Comparison of
governments in Japan and
the United States Difference
Role of citizens
Does not include a similarity of
Japanese and United States
governments.
Attempts to identify a similarity
between governments but may not
fully explain.
Correctly identifies and explains at
least one similarity between
governments.
Does not include a difference
between Japanese and United
States governments.
Attempts to identify a difference
between governments but may not
fully explain.
Correctly identifies and explains at
least one difference between
governments.
Does not include information
about Japanese citizens.
Explains the role of Japanese
citizens with accuracy.
Quality of Work
Writing is messy and has not
been revised or edited for third
grade spelling, sentence
structure, and punctuation.
Attempts to include information
about the role of Japanese citizens
but may not fully explain.
Writing is neat and mostly contains
third grade appropriate spelling,
sentence structure, and punctuation
with some errors.
Writing is neat and contains third
grade appropriate spelling,
sentence structure, and
punctuation.
Total points: _____________ (Out of 8 points total)
Essential Question #5: What responsibility does government have to the people? Why do we need government? What are the roles of citizens?
Essential Question #5: What responsibility does government have to the people? Why do we need government? What are the roles of citizens?
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