• Current Events
    Current Event Directions
     
    1.     Find a newspaper article that you like
    2.     Read it and make sure you understand it
    3.     Write about it (Summarize it in your own words)
    4.     Include in your write-up your feelings about the article and the people involved
    5.     Share it with the class
     
     
    Rubric for Current Event
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Found article and included article
     
     
     
     
     
    (maximum:    20 points)
    Found current article (less than 2 weeks old) and included the article with the date and name of the paper included.
     
    (20 points)
    Found current article and included the article but only had the date OR name of the paper.
     
     
    (15 points)
    Found article and included the article but the article was more than 2 weeks old.
     
     
     
    (10 points)
    Found article but did not include it.
     
     
     
     
     
     
    (5 points)
    Wrote a summary of the Current Event
     
     
    ( 30 points)
    Summary included who, what where, when and why.
     
    (30 pts.)
    Summary included 4 details.
     
     
    (20 pts.)
    Summary included 3 details.
     
     
    (10 pts.)
    Summary included 2 or fewer details.
     
     
    (5 pts.)
    Included opinion of the article
     
     
     
     
    (30 points)
    Included opinion with good supporting details.
     
     
     
    (30 pts.)
    Included opinion with some supporting details.
     
     
    (20 pts.)
    Included opinion but no supporting details.
     
     
     
    (10 pts.)
    Included  1 sentence about their opinion but no supporting details.
     
    (5 pts.)
    Used correct sentence structure, spelling and punctuation
     
    (20 points)
    Summary included 2 or fewer errors.
     
     
     
    (20 pts.)
    Summary included 3-4 errors.
     
     
     
    (15 pts.)
    Summary included 5-6 errors.
     
     
     
    (10 pts.)
    Summary included 7 or more errors.
     
     
     
    (5 pts.)
     
     
    Score total:  out of 100 points
     

     

    Ancient Egypt- 3-dimensional project

     

    Create a three-dimensional project relating to Ancient Egypt.  For example, a pyramid, King Tut’s tomb, or a mummy, etc…

     

    Your project is due on December 2, 2008

     

    Rubric for grading your project:

     

    100-  Your project is well developed, colorful, shows creativity, neat and has

              details.

     

    90-     Your project is well developed, has color, shows creativity, neat and

              has a little details.

     

    80-     Your project is developed, has color, lacks creativity, neatness and

               no details.

     

    70-     Your project is not well developed, lacks color, creativity, neatness

              and details.

     

    0-       You did not hand a project in.

     

    *        I do not want a project made just out of legos.  You need to be more creative than that.

     

    Good luck and be creative.

     
Last Modified on November 18, 2008