Scoring Rubric

Cold War “Sleeper” Activity

Scoring Rubric

 

Team meeting notes:

  • 5/27  establish groups, jobs, research responsibilities                          5
  • 6/5 team meeting notes—evaluation of remaining research                           5

 

Excellent         Good   Okay   Weak

 

Use of time as team—all members working                                    10                    8          5          2

 

Areas of presentation explained:                                                    

  • McCarthyism                                                                        10                    8          7          6
  • Domestic communism & blacklisting                                     10                    8          7          6
  • Truman Doctrine                                                                   10                    8          7          6
  • Berlin Wall                                                                            10                    8          7          6
  • Korean War                                                                          10                    8          7          6
  • Bay of Pigs / Cuban Missile Crisis                                          10                    8          7          6
  • "Mutual assured destruction"                                                  10                    8          7          6
  • Vietnam War                                                                         10                    8          7          6

Contents of presentation:

Excellent                     Good                           Okay              

  • Timeline 1945 to 1990                                                                 5                      4                      3
  • Map cold war activity                                                                   5                      4                      3
  • A photo gallery of major leaders                                                   5                      4                      3
  • Bibliography –alphabetized, correct format                                    5                      4                      3
  • Multimedia Presentation—PowerPoint                                          10                    8                      6

Total   ________/115

Note:  scoring all Excellent could earn you 130/115

Extra credit—individuals can earn 10pts—added to their score.  This will not be added to the group’s score.  If student X does the source analysis and earns 10 pts.  If that student’s group scores 92/115, student X will score 102/115