Revolution Monologue Project Rubric – Social Studies
Name____________________
Date _______________
Overall Learning Target: I can perform a monologue that describes a key player’s impact on and
response to the American Revolution.
Social Studies Learning Targets::
_____ I can describe a major event of the American Revolution.
_____ I can analyze how an event of the American Revolution impacted one key player’s life.
_____ I can explain the role that one key person played in the American Revolution.
_____ I can describe the actions and feelings of one key person in the American Revolution.
Criteria
Exemplary (4)
Accomplished (3)
Developing (2)
Beginning (1)
Major Event
I have described one
or more of the major
event(s) that is/are
important and link to
my key player.
The five Ws have
been identified and
help me describe, in
greater detail, the
major event.
I have described a
major event that is
important and links to
my key player.
The five Ws have
been identified and
help me describe the
major event.
I have attempted to
describe a major event
and have tried to link it
to my key player.
I have tried to
incorporate the five W’s
to help me describe the
major event.
I may have identified a
major event, but am
lacking in my description
of that event. I may have
shown a major event,
but have not directly
linked it to my key
person. The five W’s
are not apparent in my
research.
Analysis of
Event
I have analyzed how
one or more major
event has impacted
my key player’s life.
It is evident that I
have interpreted how
one key event
impacted the life of
my key player.
My analysis is
thoughtful and indepth.
I have analyzed how a
key event impacted
my key player’s life. It
is evident that I have
interpreted how one
key event impacted
the life of my key
player.
I have mentioned how a
major event impacted
the life of my key
player.
I may need more
elaboration and
accuracy to fully
analyze the impact of
the event on my key
player.
I have begun to analyze
how an event in the
American Revolution
impacted my key
player’s life. I have not
yet supported or
explored this impact with
facts and details.
Role Played
I have explained one
or more roles that my
key player had during
The American
Revolution. It is clear,
highly detailed, and
linked to my key
player.
I have explained the
role that my key player
had in The American
Revolution. It is clear,
detailed, and linked to
my key player.
I have attempted to
explain the role my
player had in The
American Revolution.
My information may be
vague, insufficient or
inaccurate.
I have identified, but not
explained, the role that
my key player had
during The American
Revolution. My
explanation may be
vague, insufficient or
inaccurate.
Actions &
Feelings
I have inferred the
feelings and actions
of my key player. My
feelings are linked to
historically accurate
events and the
impact of my key
player, on those
events, during The
American Revolution.
I have inferred the
feelings and actions of
my key player. My
feelings are linked to
an historical event and
the impact of my key
player during The
American Revolution.
I have attempted to
infer the actions and
feelings of my key
player in The American
Revolution. I need more
elaboration and
accuracy.
I may have inferred the
feelings and actions of
my key player, but I
have not explored/
supported their feelings
with facts and historical
evidence.
Created by T. Teetaert, Minturn Middle School 1/2008