Mary Kimball

Brie Greer
Erin Robinson
Liz Bunner
5.1.19
Read fiction and nonfiction stories about conflicts among and between
groups of people at different stages in the formation of the United States; give
examples of how these conflicts were resolved and analyze the accuracy of the
stories historical details and sequence of events. Examples: Johnny Tremain by
Esther Forbes, The Fighting Ground by Avi, and George vs. George by Rosalyn
Schanzer
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Exemplary10pts

Adequate7pts

Timeline25pts

The timeline
includes at
least 10
important
dates in the
book, and all
dates are put
in
chronological
order

The timeline
includes at
least 7 dates
and all 7 are in
chronological
order

Summary25pts

The summary
includes at
least 6
sentences
accurately
describing the
events in the
book, and is
written in a
way that
makes sense

Explaining
Accuracy
-25pts

When
explaining
accuracy, the
student writes
at least 6

The summary
includes 4
sentences
accurately
describing the
events in the
book. The
summary
includes 3-5
flaws:
sentence
structure,
sentence
order, or
grammar and
spelling
When
explaining
accuracy, the
students
writes at least

Acceptable,
needs work5pts
The timeline
includes at
least 5 events,
and at least 4
of those are in
correct order.

Unacceptable
-3pts

The Summary
includes 2-3
sentences,
and has any of
these flaws:
sentence
structure,
sentence
order, spelling
and grammar.
Also, he
summary
indicates that
the book was
not finished.

The summary
has less than
2 sentences,
and includes
several flaws
(see above),
and is it clear
that the
student has no
understanding
of the book.

When
explaining
accuracy, the
student
includes 2-3

When
explaining
accuracy, the
paragraph has
less than 2

A Timeline has
less than 5
events, or was
included in
project. Of the
events that
were included,
2 or more
were not in
chronological
order

Mary Kimball
Brie Greer
Erin Robinson
Liz Bunner
sentences
explaining
why or why
not they
believe the
book is
historically
accurate, and
is written in a
way that
makes sense

Book Cover25pts

The book
cover displays
a scene from
the book in
great detail.
Must include
title of book
and author.

4 sentences
explaining
why or why
not the book is
historically
accurate. This
paragraph
includes 3-5
flaws:
sentence
structure,
sentence
order, or
grammar and
spelling
The book
cover displays
a scene from
the book.
Includes title
and author of
book.

sentences,
and has any of
these flaws:
sentence
structure,
sentence
order, spelling
and grammar.
Also, he
summary
indicates that
the book was
not finished.

sentences,
and includes
several flaws
(see above). It
is clear that
the student
has no
understanding
of the book, or
the historical
events that
occurred.

The book
cover displays
a scene from
the book but
does not have
title and
author from
the book.

The book
cover does not
display a
scene from
the book and
does not have
title or author.