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Modern Middle East Rubric
Modern Middle East Rubric
Next, you and your partners will make a 5 slide power point presentation where
you will present your maps to the class with additional information you research
about your maps. An outline of your 5 slide presentation can be seen here:
Individually, you will write a 5-paragraph essay answering the following question:
How did World War I and its aftermath impact the modern Middle East?
When crafting your essay, do not forget what we have covered in the last weeks:
1. Treaty of Versailles
• (in-class peace conference simulation, text book homework questions)
2. Armenian Genocide
• (in-class Armenian Genocide article, 6 questions)
3. Sykes-Picot Agreement, Middle East border creation
• (Article “How the Middle East Got That Way,” 2 questions)
Shaping the Modern Middle East
Grading Rubric
This assignment will be equal to one test grade
- Apx 3-5 min presentation - 1 Bibliography slide (2 sources, vox site doesn’t count*)
Content All required elements are Most (missing 1-2) Some (missing 3+)
present. (see list above) required elements are required elements are
Have a clearly written present. (see list above) present. (see list above).
__________ script. Have some kind of written Do not have a script.
script.
Effort and Creativity There was clear creativity There was an attempt at There was very little
and effort put forth in creativity and effort put creativity and effort put
creating the presentation forth in creating the forth in creating the
__________ and delivering it. presentation and presentation or delivering
delivering it. it.
__________/45 pts
5 Paragraph Essay: How did World War I and its aftermath impact the modern Middle East?
Content Knowledge Incorporates evidence Incorporates evidence Does not use evidence to
from multiple topics, from some topics support thesis statement.
(Treaty of Versailles, discussed in class to
Armenian Genocide, support thesis.
Sykes-Picot Agreement)
__________ Uses critical analysis skills
to incorporate evidence
into thesis.
Effort / Completion Clear effort put forth in There was an attempt at Very little creativity and
crafting the essay. creativity and effort. effort put forth. Handed in
__________ Handed in on time Handed in 1 day late. 2 or more days late.
__________/45 pts
____________/10 pts