LATIN AMERICA FEBRUARY 19, 2015
Latin America Final Grade Rubric
1. Averaged grade for all paragraphs (combined with partner) ___________-% Test Grade for social studies
2. Trifold Poster __________________% Test Grade for Social Studies
Includes: name of country, pictures, neat, effort, flag, all paragraphs, not much white showing, no writing on the board
3. Presentation: ___________% Test Grade for Social Studies
Includes: decorated table (10pts), food (30 pts), native outfit (10pts), presentation/greeting/talk about country (50 pts)
4. Participation Points: _______% Listed under participation category in social studies
Includes: working/researching in class/outside of class, using computer for use of research, not entertainment, working well with partner (helping each other/editing work/help each other research/communicate/staying ON topic/completing work ON TIME)
WRITING RUBRIC
___/1 Title
___/1 Indented paragraph (no ONE sentence paragraphs)
___/1 Lead sentence is engaging
___/3 Organized: intro, body, conclusion
___/2 On topic
___/3 Informative (descriptive, lots of easy to understand information)
___/1 Sentence Variety (don't start the sentences the same way, vary in length)
___/2 Spelling and Grammar
___/1 Easy to read font such as Comic Sans or Times New Roman size 12
___/15 Total
Name ____________________ Latin America Day: February 23 (snow day make up 2/27/17)
Partner’s name _____________ Country: ______________________
What do I need for my Latin America Project?
1. Sanford’s Focus: These 12 paragraphs need to be sent to [email protected]
Nixon’s Focus: These 12 paragraphs will be sent to [email protected]
Bravata’s Focus: These 12 paragraphs will be sent to [email protected]
I will review them one time and write notes, it is up to you to fix it for a final grade. Remember to use the rubric I gave you!
A total of 12 well written paragraphs needed:
Partner __________________ is responsible for 1-6
1.___ sports and recreation 4.___ language (super short)/AND finding the recipe(s) 2.___ family 5.___ kid’s life/education
3.___ religion 6. __ government
Partner _________________ is responsible for 7-12
7.___ eating 9.___ holidays and events 11. ___ fashion
8.___ geography 10.___ economy 12.___ socializing
Rough Draft SHOULD read like a FINAL. Rough Draft Paragraph due dates:
Paragraphs 1 and 7 due 1/16 Paragraphs 4 and 10 due 2/6
Paragraphs 2 and 8 due 1/23 Paragraphs 5 and 11 due 2/13
Paragraphs 3 and 9 due 1/30 Paragraphs 6 and 12 due 2/13
What does my rough draft look like?
- Both partner names need to be on it
- Title
- Single space
- Arial Text
- Size 12 font
- Minimum half page
- Meets rubric requirements
- BOTH partners need to revise this before it is sent, the grade will be for BOTH people
- It is NOT MLA format
- This needs to be IN YOUR OWN WORDS
All FINAL paragraphs are due on 2/15. Final paragraphs can be turned in at anytime, but you must have your partner edit them as well. Others may also edit your paragraphs too. The final grade will not change, but you may be required to go back and fix.
What does my final writing look like?
- It will be sent with the label FINAL PARAGRAPH # ____
- It will have the corrections made to the paper
- It will have good sentence structure, word choice, solid information
- Once your final is sent, you may change the font (still needs to be easy to read), size, spacing, etc.
____ Name of country (using Ellison machine) ___ Flag(using the Ellison machine)
____ Pictures glued onto colored paper ___ Hardly any white showing
____ Neat and Effort (no writing directly onto board)____ 12 typed paragraphs
3. What do I need on my table?
1. Fun Facts (minimum of ten)
2. Decorate your table with items found in your country
3. Food ready to serve (This is a traditional dish from your country).
4. What do I need to do on Thursday, February 23?
1. Dress in traditional wear from your country
2. Greet people in a customary manner
3. Engage others to come to your table and tell them some of the favorite things you have
learned
5. What do I do with my poster on February 23? Leave open and make sure NAMES ARE ON BACK
1. Sanford’s class: Set up in hallway
2. Lulich’s class: room and hallway
3. Nixon’s class: set up along hallway and then leave poster in printer lab after presentation
4. Cizuaskas’s class: Doran’s room and hallway
5. Bravata’s class: Bravata’s room
Bring your parents. grandparents, etc! Please let them know about this special day! It will be FUN!!!!!!
Final GRADES are Group Grades
1. Social studies average of the 12 paragraphs for a test grade ______________
2. social studies: trifold ____________%
12 paragraphs ___/10 effort ___/10 pictures ___/10
flag ___/10 neat ___/10 name of country ___/10
3. social studies: presentation ______________%
decorated table __/10 food __/30 native outfits __/10
presentation (greeting/talk about country) __/50
4. social studies: participation ______________%
turning things in on time, staying on task without being reminded