Name _____________________________
Unacceptable: Must be
re-written
Causes of the
American
Revolution
The summary is not
present or contains no
accurate points when
describing the cause of
the event, what
occurred in the event, or
the effect of the event.
The Declaration
of Independence
The summary is not
present or contains no
accurate points when
describing who wrote the
Declaration of
Independence, how he
wrote it, and why it was
necessary.
The summary is not
present or contains no
accurate points when
answering the following
questions: answers to the
5 "W" questions (who,
what, why, when,
where), a description of
the action, key
participants from the
American and British side,
date and specific
location of the battle,
which side won the
battle
Revolutionary
War Battles
Revolutionary
War Leader
The summary is not
present or contains no
accurate points when
answering the following
questions: which side the
leader supported, a
summary of their major
accomplishments, a
description of how their
life ended, positive
character traits such as
honesty, patriotism,
courage, trustworthiness.
Forming a New
Government
The summary is not
present or contains no
accurate points when
comparing and
contrasting the Great
Compromise to the
weaknesses of the
government established
by the Articles of
Confederation.
Rubric for American Revolution Newspaper
Fair: Needs some
revision, possible need
for editing
The summary contains
many inaccurate
points when describing
the cause of the
event, what occurred
in the event, or the
effect of the event.
The summary contains
many inaccurate
points when describing
who wrote the
Declaration of
Independence, how
he wrote it, and why it
was necessary.
The summary contains
many inaccurate
points when answering
the following
questions: answers to
the 5 "W" questions
(who, what, why,
when, where), a
description of the
action, key
participants from the
American and British
side, date and specific
location of the battle,
which side won the
battle
The summary contains
many inaccurate
points when answering
the following
questions: which side
the leader supported,
a summary of their
major
accomplishments, a
description of how
their life ended,
positive character
traits such as honesty,
patriotism, courage,
trustworthiness.
The summary contains
many inaccurate
points when
comparing and
contrasting the Great
Compromise to the
weaknesses of the
government
established by the
Articles of
Confederation.
Good: Improvement
needed in content or
ideas
The summary contains
several inaccurate
points when
describing the cause
of the event, what
occurred in the event,
or the effect of the
event.
The summary contains
several inaccurate
points when
describing who wrote
the Declaration of
Independence, how
he wrote it, and why it
was necessary.
The summary contains
several inaccurate
points when
answering the
following questions:
answers to the 5 "W"
questions (who, what,
why, when, where), a
description of the
action, key
participants from the
American and British
side, date and
specific location of
the battle, which side
won the battle
The summary contains
several inaccurate
points when
answering the
following questions:
which side the leader
supported, a summary
of their major
accomplishments, a
description of how
their life ended,
positive character
traits such as honesty,
patriotism, courage,
trustworthiness.
The summary contains
several inaccurate
points when
comparing and
contrasting the Great
Compromise to the
weaknesses of the
government
established by the
Articles of
Confederation.
Excellent: Creative, well organized and
well written
The summary accurately described the
cause of the event, what occurred in the
event, and the effect of the event.
The summary accurately described who
wrote the Declaration of Independence,
how he wrote it, and why it was
necessary.
The summary contains accurate points
when answering the following: answers
to the 5 "W" questions (who, what, why,
when, where), a description of the
action, key participants from the
American and British side, date and
specific location of the battle, which side
won the battle
The summary contains accurate points
when answering the following: which
side the leader supported, a summary of
their major accomplishments, a
description of how their life ended,
positive character traits such as honesty,
patriotism, courage, trustworthiness.
The summary contains accurate points
when comparing and contrasting the
Great Compromise to the weaknesses of
the government established by the
Articles of Confederation.
Revolutionary
War Quotations
Neatness
The summary does not
contain two quotations
and their authors.
The newspaper is neither
neat nor creative. The
information is illegible.
Incorporates the
6+1 Writing
Elements (ideas,
organization,
voice, word
choice, sentence
fluency,
conventions)
The newspaper lacks a
sense of directions;
demonstrates poor word
choice; many problems
with fluency; numerous
errors in spelling,
grammar and
punctuation.
Presentation
The audience cannot
understand the
presentation because
there is no sequence of
information; the student
does not have grasp of
the information and
cannot answer questions
about the subject; the
student reads all of the
newspaper with no eye
contact; the student
mumbles, incorrectly
pronounces terms, and
speaks too quietly for all
students to hear.
Reflection
The reflection used no
examples from research
and did not justify the
following:
In your opinion, did the
colonists make the
correct decision to risk
everything they hadtheir homes, families, and
even their lives- to be
free of Britain and to then
be able to create their
own government?
Comments:
The summary contains two quotations
and their authors.
The newspaper is not
neat and is not
creative. The
information is difficult
to read.
The newspaper is
adequately organized
to guide the reader;
demonstrates an
average level of word
choice; writing is
stilted; some errors in
spelling; grammar and
punctuation.
The audience has
difficulty following the
presentation because
the student jumps
quickly from topic to
topic; the student is
uncomfortable with
the information and is
able to answer only
simple questions; the
student occasionally
maintained eye
contact, but still reads
most of the report; the
student’s voice is low,
the student incorrectly
pronounces terms,
audience members
have difficulty hearing
presentation.
The reflection used
very few examples
from research to justify
the following:
In your opinion, did the
colonists make the
correct decision to risk
everything they hadtheir homes, families,
and even their lives- to
be free of Britain and
to then be able to
create their own
government?
The newspaper is
mostly neat and
creative. The
information is easy to
read and is engaging.
The newspaper is
nicely organized and
has an easy to follow
flow; demonstrates
colorful word choice,
writing flows nicely,
few errors I spelling,
grammar and
punctuation.
The student presents
the information in a
logical sequence
which the audience
can follow; the
student is at ease with
the topic, but fails to
elaborate; the student
maintained eye
contact with the
audience most of the
time; the student
mostly uses a clear
voice so that all
audience members
can hear the
presentation.
The newspaper is neat and creative. The
information is very easy to read and is
engaging.
The reflection used
some examples from
research to justify the
following:
In your opinion, did
the colonists make the
correct decision to risk
everything they hadtheir homes, families,
and even their lives- to
be free of Britain and
to then be able to
create their own
government?
The reflection used many examples from
research to justify the following:
In your opinion, did the colonists make
the correct decision to risk everything
they had- their homes, families, and even
their lives- to be free of Britain and to
then be able to create their own
government?
The newspaper is compelling and moves
reader smoothly from one section to the
next; words chosen are powerful and
engaging; writing is fluid with well-built
sentences; minimal errors in spelling,
grammar and punctuation.
The student presents the information in a
logical, interesting sequence which the
audience can follow; the student
demonstrated full knowledge of the
topic; the student maintained eye
contact with the audience; the student
uses a clear voice so that all audience
members can hear the presentation.