WebQuest
Could You Survive the Trail of Tears?
Evaluation
Rubric
| # | Beginning 1 | Developing 2 | Very Good 3 | Exemplary 4 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of Information Gathered from Webquest | No factual information from WebQuest used in the individual paper; main key points not addressed. Student failed to identify any factual information from Webquest, such as the Indian Removal Act, President Andrew Jackson, the Supreme Court ruling on the Act, etc. | Little information from Webquest used in the essay. Student only addressed 1-2 pieces of factual information from the WebQuest and/or addressed the issues but vaguely identified and explained their importance. | Essay shows a decent grasp of the topic at hand; however, your paper failed to recognize all required information. One or two pieces of pertinent, factual information are missing. | It is evident in your work that you used information from the WebQuest and provided all of the requested information in writing your essay. All requested factual information is provided in the essay. | %50 |
| Creative Thinking Input | Very Little or no creative thinking skills used in essay. Essay did not reflect the Trail of Tears from an ACTUAL Native American viewpoint. | Little creative thinking used when writing the essay. Essay did not reflect the Trail of Tears from an ACTUAL Native American viewpoint. Although you wrote the essay in first person, the majority of your essay contains factual information and does not express how you would have felt if you were an actual Native American on the Trail. | Student attempted to use creative thinking skills in their essay; however, they did not entirely get "into character"; Student wrote the essay in first person, but failed to address all issues in regards to an actual Native American's view in the situation. | Student has written their essay as though an actual Native American would have. Essay is written in the first person. Student was very creative when explaining all aspects of the Trail of Tears, and how they would have reacted if they were an actual Native American. | %25 |
| Grammar | It is obvious that student payed little attention to grammar and structure and/or 10 or more grammatical errors found. | Grammatical errors were more frequent and the paper did not flow in an organized manner and/or7-10 grammatical errors found. | Grammatical errors evident in paper or paper did not flow in an organized manner and/or 3-6 grammatical errors found. | Very few or no grammatical errors; organization and flow of paper was very good and/or 0-2 grammatical errors found. | %25 |
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Total Score: %100 |
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