EARLY CIVILIZATION PROJECT
DUE – Tuesday, September 20th
Create a small poster promoting the civilization of your choice:
Egypt
Greece (Athens or Sparta)
Persian
Assyrian
Nomadic (not really a civilization)
Mesopotamia – Summer, Akkada, Babylon
Phoenicians
Alex the Great /Macedonia
Any of the China/India Civilizations
*Promote your civilization’s history (technology created, agriculture practiced, areas conquered, laws
established, religions developed/practiced, form of government, Cities).
*Use few words – more pictures and/or graphs, include at least 5 facts.
*Computer generated or hand generated
Grading Rubric on Back
Informational Poster Rubric
Outstanding Satisfactory
Main Title Poster has a
with slogan
Poster has a
clear title
title that gives
which gives
some
specific
information
information
about the main
about the main idea of the
idea of the
poster.
poster..
(2 points)
(3 points)
Needs
Self
Teacher
Evaluation
Evaluation
Improvement
Poster is missing
a title or
statement of
main idea.
(0 point)
Poster includes a
Details from Poster includes Poster
all
details
from
includes
most
few details from
Research
At least 5
details
research and
has clear
labels, phrases,
or short
descriptions..
(5 points)
details from
research and
has clear
labels or
phrases.
(3 points)
Effectiveness Poster gives
of Poster others a
Poster gives
others a solid
thorough
understanding
Other students
learn from it understanding of topic
of topic
researched.
researched
(3 points)
with specific
examples or
illustrations.
(5 points)
Quality of Poster includes Poster
illustrations
includes
Poster
Pleasing to the and labels.
Content of
eye
illustrations
and labels.
poster is edited Content of
for spelling
poster is
and
edited for
punctuation
spelling and
and has no
punctuation
errors.
and has less
(3 points)
than 3 errors.
(2 points)
research using
labels or
phrases.
(1 point)
Poster gives
others a general
understanding of
topic researched.
(1 point)
Poster includes
illustrations and
labels. Content
of poster is not
edited for
spelling and
punctuation and
more than 3
errors.
(1 point)
Total Score: