timeline assignment with rubric

							Name ______________________________                 Date ___________         Period ___

Battles and Events of the American Revolution: Analyzing Primary Documents

                                  Timeline Assignment

• Now that you have viewed and analyzed a number of battle maps and analyzed various
  images and documents relating to battles from the American Revolution,
   – create a timeline of the battles that puts them in chronological order
       • list the date of the battle/event and the name of the battle/event
   – give a brief explanation of the battle based on the information that you gathered
     from the primary sources
   – include a visual to represent each battle
   – include a title for your timeline


• Your timeline can be hand-drawn or computer generated.
   – If you choose to hand-draw your timeline, be sure it is neat and legible. You need
     to use construction paper or large white paper (legal size or bigger).
   – If you choose a computer generated versions, you can use Excel
     (http://www.microsoft.com/education/createtimeline.mspx) or Word
     (http://www.microsoft.com/education/timelinesword.mspx). Click on the program
     for directions and examples in each format.

• Your timeline will be graded based on a rubric.
                                      Timeline Grading Rubric

                        Excellent                     Good               Satisfactory         Needs Improvement
                            7                          5                       3                      1
                    The timeline has a       The timeline has an
                    creative title that      effective title that      The timeline has a
                                                                                               The title is missing
     Title         accurately describes     accurately describes      title that is easy to
                                                                                              or difficult to locate.
                    the material and is      the material and is             locate.
                      easy to locate.           easy to locate.
                                            The timeline contains    The timeline contains    The timeline contains
                   The timeline contains
Documentation of                                 at least 9-12             at least 5-8            less than 5
                     all 13 significant
    Events                                    significant events.      significant events.     significant events.
                   events. This includes
                                              This includes date       This includes date      This includes date
                   date and description.
                                               and description.         and description.         and description.
                   Facts were accurate      Facts were accurate      Facts were accurate        Facts were often
                      for all events        for almost all events     for most (~75%) of       inaccurate for the
 Content/Facts       reported on the           reported on the       the events reported        events that were
                         timeline.                 timeline.             on the timeline.        reported on the
                                                                                                     timeline.
                    All dates indicated
                                            At least 9-12 of the      At least 5-8 of the      Less than 5 of the
                      on timeline are
                                            dates are accurate        dates are accurate       dates are accurate
   Accuracy           correct and are
                                            or sequences are in       or sequences are in      or sequences are in
                     sequenced in the
                                             the proper order.         the proper order.        the proper order.
                       proper order.
                    Events are clearly      Events are described         Events are not       Events are described
                      described using        well, but language is    described well and      using vague language
Sentence Fluency    accurate and vivid       sometimes vague or        language is often          or inaccurate
                          language                inaccurate.        vague or inaccurate.          information.


                     All graphics are          All graphics are       Some graphics are       Several graphics are
                      effective and         effective, but there     effective and their         not effective.
    Graphics        balanced with text      appear to be too few     use is balanced with
                           use.                 or too many.               text use.
                                              Marginally legible
                   Legible handwriting,                              Writing is not legible       Writing is not
   Legibility                                handwriting, typing,
                    typing, or printing.                                  in places.                legible.
                                                 or printing.
                   The timeline was set
                                            The timeline was set     The timeline was set
                      up to cover the                                                            The time period
                                               up to cover the       up to cover most of
                   relevant time period.                                                          covered was in
    Style &                                 relevant time period.      the relevant time
                        It contains                                                            appropriate. Yearly
  Organization                                It contains yearly      period. It contains
                    appropriate yearly                                                          divisions were not
                                             gradations, but not      appropriate yearly
                     gradations of set                                                               uniform.
                                               at set intervals.          gradations.
                         intervals
   Mechanics       Punctuation, spelling,   Punctuation, spelling,   Punctuation, spelling,     There are many
                     and capitalization       and capitalization     and capitalization are   punctuation, spelling,
                    were checked and          were checked and         somewhat correct        and capitalization
                        are correct          are mostly correct.      and may or may not            errors.
                        throughout.                                   have been checked.