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Americandreamtaskrubric 2016
Americandreamtaskrubric 2016
Use primary source documents and memoirs to research the dreams of those who lived in the past.
Identify, evaluate, and publish your interpretation of the immigrant groups "American Dream" according to your research role
and the evidence you found.
Remember to include: the reasons immigration(pull factors)/ emigration(push factors), the struggles they endured on their way,
the immigration process, and the experiences(culture, work, education, acceptance) once in the Unites States.
Design a photo essay that shows the development of your ethnic groups American Dream. Each photo
should include a short description and connection to t the American Dream. At least 10 photographs
should be included.
Poet
Create a poet's notebook that shows the American Dream. Your notebook includes 3 original poems and 3
published poems that explore similar themes.
Comedian
Write a stand up comic script or create a series of political cartoon or comic strip that expresses your
interpretation of your groups American Dream.
Reporter
Write a feature article (similar to the ones we have looked at in class) that reports the results of your
research on the American Dream for your assigned group. Your article describes the events that have
shaped the American Dream through different time periods.
adapted from http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/american-dream/students/index.html
This project is due on Thursday, December 8, 2016.
Use space below for brainstorming:
Plan
Outcome Target
Not Yet
Meets Standards
Exceeds Standards
Makes appropriate
plans and follows
them in a timely
manner with
attention to
deadlines.
See below
on ways to
improve
Ways to improve this outcome:____ Complete all parts of the task,, ____ review the task to format your response, _____ next time
hand in your assignment on time, _______ spend more time revising your draft before moving on to your final published copy, ___
be on task during class requiring no teacher redirection , ____ other:
Discern
Outcome Target
Not Yet
See below
on ways to
improve
Meets Standards
Exceeds Standards
Ways to improve this outcome: :___ use the strongest evidence such as quotes from interviews, ___ use primary source
evidence that supports your ideas,____ thoroughly discuss your evidence in more than one sentence, ___ other:
Conclude
Outcome Target
Not Yet
Meets Standards
Exceeds Standards
Forms accurate
conclusions or
claims based on
evidence.
See below
on ways to
improve
Ways to improve this outcome: _____ your project should mention the reasons for emigration/immigration, _____ your project
should mention the process of immigration for that group, ____ your project should mention the experiences of the immigrant group
once they are in the Unites States, ____your project evaluates if that group was able to achieve the American Dream then/today,
____other:
Communicate
Learning
Target
Not Yet
Meets Standards
Exceeds Standards
Uses language
to
communicate
with clarity
See below on
ways to
improve
Ways to improve this outcome:_____ new vocabulary from the unit/topic is shown in writing, ______ word choice is varied, gor
example when explaining evidence, you do not repeat this shows
_____ other: