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The assessment piece asks the students to "describe historic events through the eyes and experiences of those who were there" (Social Studies Standard 1 United States and New York State History). Students are requested to include specifics from not less than five primary sources that they reviewed.
Students are given a choice of three different evaluation activities.
- Students are asked to write a letter home about your life as a soldier in the Civil War.
- Students are given a picture and are asked to describe the experience of one of the soldiers in the picture.
- Students become a field reporter and are asked to write an article for the newspaper about the experiences of the Civil War soldier.
I use the Civil War Writing Assignment - Grading Sheet as well as Civil War Writing Assignment Rubric that follows.
Civil War Writing Assignment - Grading Sheet
| Basic (20 points) | ||
| ____ 10 points | Spelling and Grammar | |
| ____ 5 points | Neatness | |
| ____ 5 points | Structure of the assignment: Letter Home, You Are There, News Story |
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| Total Points _____ | ||
| Details/ Information (60 points) |
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| ____ 20 points | Is the information accurate? | |
| ____ 10 points | Have the "W" questions been
answered? Who? What? Where? When? How? Why? |
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| ____ 5 points | Appropriate Dates | |
| ____ 5 points | Appropriate Locations | |
| ____ 10 points | Have you included adjectives that describe
sights, sounds, smells, and feelings? |
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| ____ 10 points | Have you included details? Is the letter signed? Address? Names? |
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| Total Points _____ | ||
| Use of the Primary Source Documents (20 points) |
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| ____ 20 points | Uses the information from at least 5 primary sources | |
| Total Points _____ | ||
| Name _____________ | Overall Grade ____ |
Comments:
Civil War Writing Assignment Rubric
| Outstanding | Commendable | Competent | Needs Improvement | Unacceptable | |
| Quality And Accuracy Of Information | Precise, accurate. Done exactly like the directions. Development of ideas fully with support of material. | Mostly accurate. Mostly complete. Done according to the directions. Good development of ideas with good support. | Mostly accurate. Mostly complete. Occasionally did not follow the directions. Satisfactory development with adequate support. | Mostly inaccurate and/or incomplete. Often did not follow the directions. Shows some weakness; develops ideas with little use of support materials. | Majority is inaccurate and/or incomplete. Shows profound weakness. Uses no support materials |
| Learning Under-Standing was gained. |
Superbly proved knowledge fromprimary sources | Assignment shows much knowledge was gained from sources | Assignment shows some knowledge was gained from the sources. | Assignment shows a little knowledge was gained. | No evidence of knowledge gained. |
| Creativity | Very creative, exhibits superb effort. | Displays creative thinking. | Shows some creativity and effort. | Attempted but did not show creativity Show little effort. | Did not attempt to be creative. Little if no effort. |
| Grammar | Grammatically perfect. No spelling errors. Responses and sentences complete without flaws. | Few grammatical and spelling errors. Responses and sentences complete. | Some errors but they do not interfere with the communication. Sketchy sentences | Grammar needs improvement. Spelling needs improvement. Errors interfere with writing process. | Sentences make no sense due to errors. Hard to understand what is being written. |
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