The Cold War

	0-5	6-10	11-15	14-20
Original	All facts are the same as other groups	Group has a few original points	Group has a good balance between repeated information and original information	Group has almost no exact repeats of information
Presentation	Could not stay on topic or information did not go with the Cold War	Group has a hard time presenting their material but it does go with the Cold War	Information is good as well as staying on topic	Student or students have a well formed group that explains information and stays on topic during presentation.
Information	Students have very little information about the topic.	Students only list 2-3 things about the Cold War	Students have 4-6 solid topics about the Cold War	Students have 7 or more different topics to share with the class.
Participation	Student does not participate with group	Student participates but is not paying attention to their own group	Student does a great job participating in the group but could have done more	The student was well prepared for the group and also participated in discussion
Peer Grade	Students decide how their peers did in this section	Students decide how their peers did in this section	Students decide how their peers did in this section	Students decide how their peers did in this section

Students will also grade this assignment at the end anonymously to help me make this activity better.