Level One Humanities Unit II Newspaper Project
Interdisciplinary: Language & Literature
Fall 2013
Part 1: Ancient Egypt/Africa Then and Now
Tier 4 Research Assignment
Score Humanities Criteria A:
Knowledge
The student does not reach a
standard described by any of
the descriptors given below.
Language & Literature
Criteria B:
Organization
The student does not reach a
standard described by any of
the descriptors below.
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
The student did not reach the goal set by the teacher or
the assignment.
Plagiarized, did not turn in assignment, not enough
information, no details, only half or less complete, not
using resources, incorrect info, little or no effort, sloppy,
boring presentation, procrastinated, copies from
Wikipedia or Google
0
.
Student Language
The use of terminology is
inconsistent or incorrect.
Facts and examples are either
absent, or those used are
irrelevant or do not show
understanding. The student
provides descriptions that are
inaccurate or that have
insufficient detail;
explanations are absent or
superficial.
The student rarely employs
organizational structures
and/or language specific
conventions, or uses those that
do not serve the context and
intention.
The use of terminology is
mostly accurate and usually
appropriate, though some
errors remain. Facts and
examples used are mostly
relevant, and usually show
understanding. The student
provides basic descriptions
that may need more detail;
explanations are usually
adequate but sometimes
superficial.
The student sometimes
employs organizational
structures and/or languagespecific conventions that serve
context and intention.
A range of terminology is used
accurately and appropriately.
A range of relevant facts and
examples are used to show
understanding. The student
provides accurate and detailed
descriptions; explanations are
developed.
The student usually employs
organizational structures and
language specific conventions
that serve the context and
intention.
The student shows an
excellent command of a wide
range of terminology, and uses
it appropriately. An extensive
range of relevant facts and
examples are used to show
understanding.
Descriptions are accurate and
detailed and explanations are
fully developed.
The student consistently
employs organizational
structures and language
specific conventions that serve
the context and intention.
The work is generally
disorganized, unclear and/or
incoherent.
The work shows beginnings of
organization but lacks
coherence.
The work is generally
organized, clear and coherent.
The work is consistently well
organized, clear and coherent
and the ideas being expressed
build on each other in a
sophisticated manner.
The student did not reach the goal set by the teacher or
the assignment.
Not enough information (½ half page), way too many
pictures, pictures that don’t show facts, no information
but good presentation, no Humanities vocabulary words,
causes students/teacher to fall asleep, did not practice
presentation, reading is choppy, same information over
again, “like” too many times, incorrect spelling and
grammar, doesn’t make sense, cheating or copied project,
1 sentence per slide
The student made an attempt to reach the goal set by the
teacher or the assignment.
Fewer mistakes, did only what was asked on the rubricmissing one thing, 2-3 vocabulary words, misuse of
vocabulary words, little effort, 1 page only, 1 picture to
show facts, poor punctuation, poor grammar-tough to
read, not enough information, misspelled words, shows
little detail about the first, next, then, and now parts of
the history, not focused on the assignment rubric
The student reached the goal set by the teacher or the
assignment.
4-5 vocabulary, some misspelling but not a lot, no extra
work or pictures, not original, not enough creativity, does
not tell how the plot works and how it relates to the
topic, minimum references required but no more, follows
first, next, then, last, uses references for all research facts,
details about ancient Egypt and current Egypt, speak but
no accent,
The student exceeded the goal set by the teacher or
assignment.
Going above and beyond, spelling all words correct,
pronunciation correctly, 7-8 vocabulary words, thorough
details that explain the information, nothing copy and
pasted, all original, organized correctly, includes a table
of contents or outline, headings, good explanation, the
reader can re-teach the material, all correct information
and mixed resources, perfect grammar, 7-8 pictures that
show the facts, shows a lot of creativity
Level One Humanities Unit II Newspaper Project
Interdisciplinary: Language & Literature
Fall 2013
Your Newspapers must include the following sections:
1. A front page news article that provides an overview of Ancient Egyptian civilization written in the plot
formula (first, next, then, last) that covers the initial settlement of Egypt (c. 3000 BCE) up to the Roman
conquest in 31 BCE.
2. An obituary that documents the major life events of an Egyptian pharaoh of your choosing.
3. A current event article on Africa (following the same directions for current events as last time)
4. A book review on The Other Side of Truth (same format as the Summer Book Review Project)
Your Newspaper must include at least two sections of your choosing:
1. A letter to the editor from the point of view of one of the following: A peasant farmer, wealthy elite,
pharaoh, or foreign visitor to Ancient Egypt that voice concerns about a problem they might have.
2. A news article that highlights the major aspects of Ancient Egyptian religion.
3. A political cartoon that illustrates a social issue that affected Ancient Egypt.
4. A sports section that explains some of the recreational sports Ancient Egyptians participated in.
5. A business section that describes the economic activities of Ancient Egypt.
6. A technology section that highlights important Ancient Egyptian inventions or discoveries.
A-Day Due Dates in Humanities:
Draft of Civilization Article & three MLA citations- 11/4/13
Current Event Article- 11/6/13
Final Draft of Civilization Article- 11/8/13
Choice Article- 11/13/13
Final Product- 11/19/13
A-Day Due Dates in Language A:
Book Review- 11/08/13
Obituary-11/12/13 (in class)
Choice Article- 11/14/13
B-Day Due Dates in Humanities:
Draft of Civilization Article & three MLA citations- 11/5/13
Current Event Article- 11/7/13
Final Draft of Civilization Article- 11/12/13
Choice Article- 11/14/13
Final Product- 11/18/13
B-Day Due Dates in Language A:
Book Review- 11/07/13
Obituary- 11/13/13 (in class)
Choice Article-11/15/13
You will be working on different parts of your newspaper in both Humanities and Language A. In
both classes, you will have time in the computer labs to conduct research and write your articles as
well as class time to write articles. You will receive classwork grades based on participation and
appropriate use of class time while in the computer lab.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated. You must include parenthetical citations and Works Cited page
that follows the MLA format. A minimum of seven reputable sources should be used. All final
articles must be typed and arranged in the newspaper template that has been provided to you.
Your work should reflect original thinking and demonstrate an appropriate understanding of both
the factual content of Ancient Egypt and the use of plot.