STUDENT RUBRIC

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Students will be able to:

Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Exemplary

4

Score

Form their position based on facts from the sources provided for or against the Roberts case.

Students base their position on opinion and not facts from the primary and secondary sources provided.

Students base their position on facts from at least one of primary and secondary sources provided.

Students base their position on facts from at least 2 of the primary and secondary sources provided.

Students base their position on facts from all of the primary and secondary sources provided.

Write an opening argument that defends Sarah Roberts’ right to attend the school closest to her house.

Students form an ineffective argument that does not make use of the resources provided.

Students form a somewhat effective argument using one of the resources provided.

Students form a good argument using at least 2 of the resources provided.

Students form a solid argument using all of the resources provided.

Create a map that accurately shows the routes to the primary schools on Beacon Hill in 1849.

Students did not use the map provided to accurately show the routes to Beacon Hill’s primary schools.

Students used the map provided to accurately show the route of at least one of Beacon Hill’s primary schools.

Students used the map provided to accurately show the routes of 2 to 3 of Beacon Hill’s primary schools.

Students used the map provided to accurately show the routes to all 5 of Beacon Hill’s primary schools.

Create a playlist of current music that reflects the mood and feelings of a 19th C black student in Boston.

Students did not choose music that expressed the feelings of the period student.  Bibliographic details were not completed.

Students chose music that somewhat expressed the feelings of the period student.  At least one Bibliographic detail was completed.

Students chose music that competently expressed the feelings of the period student.  At least 2 Bibliographic details were completed.

Students chose music that well expressed the feelings of the period student.  All Bibliographic details were completed.