Civil War WebQuest Rubric

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Letter/Discussion - All - All - Almost all - Most of the
Questions/Jigsaw assignments assignments assignments assignments
are completed are completed are completed; are missing or
and fully and answer all portions of do not answer
answer the most portions the prompt are the prompts.
prompt of the prompts not complete - little to no
- Claims are - information on multiple specific
supported with may be slightly assignments supporting
specific, lacking or not - supporting evidence is
relevant, and valuable evidence is used, or what
valuable weak or not is used is
information present in most historically
of the inaccurate
assignments;
some
information
may be
incorrect

Graphic - All graphic - Almost all - At least two of - Most of the

Organizers organizers are graphic the graphic graphic
completely organizers are organizers are organizers are
finished completed, one complete, one not complete,
- the may be may be missing some may be
information is partially or two may be missing entirely
drawn from complete partially - Information
relevant text - Information is complete used is
and includes primarily drawn - Some anecdotal with
specific details from the text, information is little connection
but some drawn from the to the text
answer may be text but a large
the result of portion is not
speculation

Group Work - Contributes to - Participates in - Participates in - Participates in

group conversations most a few of the
conversations regularly and conversations, conversations,
in a substantive adds new but may repeat does not add
manner thoughts what has novel ideas
- Completes an - Completes an already been - Does not
equal amount almost equal said complete an
of the work share of work - Contributes to equal share of
 -Cooperates - Works well group work, but the work
with group but has trouble does - Does not
members and sharing control considerably work well with
is willing to or doing too more or less others,
compromise little - Mostly works unwilling to
well, but may compromise
be stubborn,
cling to control,
or refrain from
completing
challenging
tasks

Final Project -Clearly - Clearly - Implies who - Does not

identifies who identifies who will win, but identify who will
will win, North will win, North does not win
or South or South explicitly state -Presentation is
- Presentation - Presentation - Presentation not
is aesthetically is mostly has errors in aesthetically
pleasing aesthetically delivery; pleasing and
(pictures/ pleasing, few noticeable conventional
format) and conventional conventional errors inhibit
does not have errors are errors are proper
conventional present present but do understanding
errors - References not hinder - Almost no
- References some specific comprehension historical
specific and historical - References evidence
detailed evidence limited related to the
historical related to the historical North and
evidence North and evidence South; does
related to both South; may be related to the not address
the North and lacking North and both sides
South information on South; focuses
one side primarily on
one side