CATEGORY 4 Excellent

All historical
Historical
information
Accuracy

Props/Cost
ume

Role

3 Good

2 Fair

Poor

Most of the
historical
information
was
accurate and
in
chronologica
l order.
Student uses
1-2 props
which make
the
presentation
better.

Very little of
the historical
information
was accurate
and/or in
chronological
order.

Point-ofview,
arguments,
and
solutions
proposed
were
sometimes
in character.
Student
Student
included all
included
information
most
that was
information
required.
that was
required.
Can clearly
Can clearly
explain
explain one
several ways
way in which
in which his
his character
character
"saw" things
"saw" things
differently
differently than than other
other
characters.
characters.

Point-of-view,
arguments,
and solutions
proposed
were rarely in
character.

Almost all
historical
appeared to be
information
accurate and in appeared to
chronological
be accurate
order.
and in
chronological
order.
Student uses
Student uses
several props
1-2 props that
(could include
accurately fit
costume) that
the period,
accurately fit the and make the
period, show
presentation
considerable
better.
work/creativity
and make the
presentation
better.
Point-of-view,
Point-of-view,
arguments, and arguments,
solutions
and solutions
proposed were
proposed
consistently in
were often in
character.
character.

Required
Elements

Student
included more
information than
was required.

Knowledge
Gained

Can clearly
explain several
ways in which
his character
"saw" things
differently than
other characters
and can clearly
explain why.

The student
uses no
props OR the
props chosen
detract from
the
presentation.

Student
included less
information
than was
required.
Cannot
explain one
way in which
his character
"saw" things
differently
than other
characters.