Content Rubric for Performance Task

Scale 1 2 3 4
Below Needs Meets Exceeds
Criteria Standards Improvement Standards Standards
Student Students do not Students Students Students
demonstrates accurately accurately accurately accurately
describe assigned describe some describe all describe and
knowledge of characteristics of assigned assigned explain all
key areas of society that characteristics of characteristics of assigned
culture and contribute to the society that society that characteristics of
location in human and contribute to the contribute to the society that
the region physical human and human and contribute to the
geography of the physical physical human and
region. geography of the geography of the physical
region. region. geography of the
region.

Correctly Student does not Student Student Student

identifies accurately accurately accurately accurately
identify problems identifies problems and identifies
sources of and conflicts in problems and conflicts in the problems and
problems and the selected conflicts in less selected region. conflicts in
conflicts region than two additional
countries. countries of the
selected region.

Student connects
historical
references to
current conflicts
and problems.
Synthesizes Hypothesis is not Hypothesis is Hypothesis is Hypothesis is
data and supported by supported by supported by supported by
factual data and factual data from factual data from factual data from
creates viable sources are limited sources. multiple sources. multiple sources.
possible limited.
solutions Students Students create Students create
Students do not introduce several several viable several viable
introduce viable viable solution to solutions to the solutions to the
solutions to the the identified identified identified
identified problems and problems and problems and
problems and conflicts in some conflicts in all conflicts in all
conflicts. key nations. key nations. key nations.

Students offer
projected analysis
of anticipated
outcomes.

Product Rubric for Performance Task

Scale 1 2 3 4
Below Needs Meets Exceeds
Criteria Standards Improvement Standards Standards
Awareness of Vocabulary, One of the Information is Information is
Audience audio, and aspects of the clearly presented, clearly presented,
graphics are not final product understandable understandable
understandable or (vocabulary, and appropriate and appropriate
appropriate for audio, graphics) for the audience. for the audience.
audience. is not
understandable Vocabulary,
for audience. graphics, and
audio enhance
presentation.

Point of View It was difficult to The purpose is Establishes a Product

& Purpose figure out the somewhat clear purpose at the establishes a
purpose of the but many aspects beginning, but purpose at the
product. of the product wanders from beginning and
seen only slightly that focus. maintains that
related. focus throughout!
Cohesive
newscast.