Famous American Research Paper Rubric

Due: 5-12-14
Name:_________________________

Requirement

Points

Title Name of Famous American

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Research Paper complete in 5 paragraph format with 1 Introductory paragraph, 3 Body

paragraphs, and 1 Conclusion paragraph using all 15 facts from notecards and grouped
according to timeline sheet.
*Each paragraph should have a minimum 4 sentences each.

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Citation - Needs at least 3 Sources (books, internet etc)

*Remember www.pebblego.com, www.galileo.com, www.google.com, www.bing.com,
www.yahoo.com, are not official sources. You need the specific web addresses.

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Proper capitalization and punctuation

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Correct spelling

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Neatness

_____/10

Total

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Speech Rubric
Due: 5-15-14
Name: __________________
Requirements
*1 small notecard is allowed with an outline of your speech

Points

Student introduces himself/herself as the Famous American (Point of View)

Hi, my name is __[insert name of Famous American]___.

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Student speaks loud enough for audience to hear

_____/10

Student speaks like they are talking not too fast, not too slow

_____/10

Student speaks smoothly with expression

_____/10

Eye Contact with audience

_____/10

Clear, memorized speech 1 to 2 minute presentation

_____/20

Speech gives 3 pieces of information about the famous person (this information comes
directly from the research paper)

_____/20

Total

_____/100

Wax Museum Script

Hello, my name is ___________________________.
I was born on ________________________ in ________________, ________________.
I am famous for
_______________________________________________________________________,
____________________________________________________________________, and
_______________________________________________________________________.
I died on _____________________________.
Thank you for visiting me today.

Or, Create Your Own Script Below

(must be approved by your teacher)
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