Individual Biography Project Assessment Sheet
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| Rate yourself from 1-10 (ten high) in each category and write a sentence
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| 1. LIFE ALBUM shows in-depth research of person, logical organization, demonstrates how individual lives help us understand history. Finished form, easy to learn from, aesthetic, creative design, makes interesting connections, uses Questions to Consider and Throughlines, accurate list/explanation of life events, compares and contrasts individual's life and point of view to Founding Fathers' and student's own, includes visual and written materials, accurate information. Has all parts (see A, B, C). |
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A. STUDY GUIDE FOR LIFE ALBUM identifies main points about person's
life and the person's place in his or her culture and in history; lets
students who read your album show whether they understand these.
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B. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY lists at least (more is better)
five sources of the following types: primary document, reference , grade
level book, children's book, periodical. Bibliographic entry follows correct
form. Entries are listed alphabetically by author's last name or encyclopedia
article title. Annotation gives strengths and weaknesses of source and
compares it to other sources used.
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C. ONE PAGE ESSAY summarizes whether sources gave a complete and
accurate portrait of the person's life, cites examples, uses essay form,
(introduction with opinion, body, conclusion), is neat, is mechanically
accurate (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, sentence & paragraph
structure).
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| 2. ORAL PRESENTATION: easy to understand and learn from, obviously prepared, clearly projected, eye-contact, states how individual's life connects to history, compares and contrasts individual's point of view to Founding Fathers' and student's own, evaluates various sources, describes process, and states main ideas of album. |
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| 3. PROCESS FOLDER has notes in categories, handouts, and this assessment
sheet filled out by you. MOST IMPORTANTLY, PROCESS JOURNAL: regular entries
for three weeks, states evolving questions and conclusions related to Throughlines,
includes draft annotated bibliography, focuses on TOPIC but describes actions,
too, might include sketches, plans. |
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| 4. DEADLINES: turned in on April 4 or before, all parts included. THERE
CAN BE NO EXTENSIONS FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER ON THIS PROJECT. |
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