A Crossroads Resource

Unit III: THE FOUNDING OF NEW SOCIETIES: 1607-1763

Question/Problem 4: Describe the ethnic, religious, social, educational, and governmental diversity in the English colonies.


Criteria For Authentic Assessment Of Journal Entries

	
Journal Entries: A journal  	Three strong, thoughtful, 
entry is made for each of the	and insightful entries made	5__
three geographic regions 	Three adequate entries made	4__ 
visited.			Three brief entries made	3__
				At least two entries made 
				in journal			2__        
				Student fails to clearly 
				make journal entries on topic	1__     

	
Information:  A variety of	Variety of accurate facts, 
accurate facts, details 	details and examples		5__
and examples used to describe	Sufficient amount of material 
the diversity found in each	used to support entries	 	4__
region.				Small amount of supporting 
				information is included		3__
				Little and/or inaccurate 
				information included		2__
                    		No supporting information 
				is included			1__
                    
			
Organization: Journal entries 	Entries follow a clear pattern 
follow some clear pattern of	of organization			4__
organization that is followed	Journal generally organized	3__
throughout the assignment.	There is no attempt to organize 
				the journal			2__
				No organization, lacking 
				consistent structure		1__
                   
		
Writing style:  Journal is 	Clear and readable writing style 3__
readable with varied sentence	Readable but some parts of essay 
structure			are not clear			2__
				Writing style makes essay 
				difficult to understand		1__
		 	

Grammar, mechanics, spelling.	Grammar, mechanics, spelling 
				consistently correct		3__
				Some weaknesses and errors	2__
				Many errors make reading 
				difficult			1__
	

Proofreading.	Essay proofread and neatly written or typed	3__
		Essay neat but not necessarily 
		carefully proofread 				2__
		Neither proofread nor neatly presented		1__
                   
	
		
	
23 - 21 = Excellent		
20 - 18 = Good			TOTAL SCORE______________
17 - 14 = Satisfactory		
13 - 10 = Needs Improvement
 9 -  6 = Unsatisfactory	YOUR GRADE_______________                       

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