Paper Rubric

Content Rubric / Undergraduate
1 / Research
Assistant
2 / Master
Of Arts
3 / Professor
4
Gifts: The BIG ONE
The gifts and abilities the subject possess(es)(ed) / The student recognized and listed special abilities and gifts. / The student recognized and listed special abilities and gifts and the student summarized how these gifts and abilities affected that person’s life. / The student fulfilled the requirements of Undergraduate and Research Assistant and the student compared the subject to themselves. Paying attention to their gifts and how society reacted to those gifts. / The student fulfilled all previous requirements and the student judged how these abilities are viewed in our society.
Student utilized information from class Powerpoint on giftedness to assist. Many terms/characteristics are listed in their paper and evident in the project.
It is easy to draw connections between the notable’s gifts and their impact.
Impact:
The impact the subject had on history, their time period and/or their culture/country. How is/was the subject a producer of knowledge? / The student summarized the impact of the subject in a specific setting. / The student summarized the impact of the subject in a specific setting and the student analyzed why the accomplishments are important. / The student fulfilled the requirements of Undergraduate and Research Assistant and the student evaluated how the accomplishments of the person affected the time or culture of the subject. / The student fulfilled all previous requirements and the student has explained how the subject’s accomplishments have affected them and the modern world.
Insights:
The student has insights into the culture and/or time period gained by researching the subject. / The student correctly identified the time period and culture of the subject. / The student correctly identified the time period and culture of the subject and highlighted important events in the subject’s life. / The student fulfilled the requirements of Undergraduate and Research Assistant and compared the subject’s culture, time period and experiences to their own. (How was the subject’s world different from the students?) / The student fulfilled all previous requirements and will predict what the subject may have accomplished in our time and culture or may accomplish in the future.
Knowledge gained:
What did the student learn? / The student displayed that they learned about their subject. / The student displayed that they gained knowledge about their subject’s field of expertise. / The student displayed an understanding of the subject’s life and gifts. / The student displayed an understanding of the subject’s giftedness and can draw parallels and lessons for themselves.
Technical Rubric / Undergraduate (1) / Research Assistant (2) / Master of Arts (3) / Professor (4)
Management of Process / Student turned in an incomplete assignment. Not all the requirements were met. / Student was aware of due dates, and met the dates with the minimum. / The student broke the project into 2-3 short term goals and demonstrated this while working or in the presentation. / The student broke the project into 4-5 short term goals and demonstrated this while working or in the presentation.
Organization of Presentation / The student completed two of the content areas from the Content Rubric. / The student completed three content areas from the Content Rubric. / The student shows all three content areas in a way that is easy to decipher. / The student creatively displayed the three content areas in an original and engaging way.
Communication / As presented the audience cannot understand all three Content Rubric categories. / As presented the student’s understanding of the content is unclear. / The audience is able to see that the student understood the three content areas. / The audience will easily understand the student’s views of the three content areas.
Character / The student attended Night of the Notables / The Student attended NOTN and interacted as their subject. / The student attended NOTN in costume, in character, interacted as their subject and was knowledgeable about their subject. / The student met all previous requirements and was believable as their subject, discussing matters with guests in character and with personality.

Night of the Notables / Scrapbook Rubric

Category / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Research-Quality: / Included research from subject-matter experts. Information from reputable sources. Included facts, quotes, and paraphrasing from reliable sources. / Included facts, conclusions, and opinions from reliable sources. / Included a mixture of facts from reputable sources and opinions from unreliable sources. / Included more opinion than fact. Information was taken from unreliable sources.
Writing-Ideas: / Interesting, informative details All details were unique, interesting, and related to and supported the profile idea. –Writing included information based on fact. / Writing had many interesting details which supported the profile idea. Writing included interesting information . / Writing had three or more details that supported the main idea. / Writing had few details.
Content-Creativity: / Unique delivery. Project demonstrated student's own interpretation and expression of research material. Used pictures, images, or other visual aids to display information in multiple ways. / Used student-created materials as well as existing material from other sources. Student devised a creative way to design or deliver the project. / Information was factual but showed little student interpretation. Project
based primarily on sample work. Student added one or more original ideas. / Project was built from a template, designed only as prescribed, or was based entirely on sample work.
Design-Layout and
Organization: / Organized and easy to read. Content was well organized with headings and subheadings. Text and graphics were neatly organized and made the project easy to read. / Project was organized with headings and subheadings. Text and graphics were placed to make the project easy to read. / Most of the project was organized. The placement of text and graphics sometimes made the project hard to read. / Project was hard to read. There is no clear structure. Text andgraphics were randomly placed.
Organization-Time
Management: / Uses time wisely Used time well. Work was turned in early or on time. / Work turned in on time. / Some work was not done on time. Monitored progress occasionally.
Did not change work habits or schedule accordingly. Worked
frantically to finish project on time. / Did not use time well. Little or no work was done on time. Did not monitor progress adequately. Project was not completed on time

Night of the Notables

7th and 8th Grade Project

March 9th - Projects/Paper due

March 10th - NOTN

PROJECT OVERVIEW

During the Night of the Notables Project each of you will be responsible for selecting an “eminent” person. You may choose notable gifted, positivefigures from the sciences, arts, politics, sports, entertainment, etc. You will then become an expert on that person. Your two main focuses will be the individual’s giftedness and their impact on humanity. You should be identifying how those gifts/abilities affected that individual’s life and compare that to yourself. Your next focus is on historical impact – how did the accomplishments of the person you chose affect the time or culture of the subject?

This project will include in-depth research and will involve accumulating material from a variety of sources including libraries and the Internet.

Our research will culminate with a special night to which all the families are invited! Our NOTN will require all students to dress as their eminent person. Students will first present their eminent person to the parents and each other. Next, guests will be invited to ask our personages questions about the eminent person, their accomplishments, and the time period in which they lived.

The students will be guided throughout this process and information will continue to come home. Support and encouragement are important, as this is a hefty project.

GOALS OF PROJECT

  1. Students will become an expert on a person and time period in history. They will be so knowledgeable that they will be able to answer new and novel questions.
  2. Students will write a research paper with a clear audience and purpose
  3. Students will present their person in front of a crowd with clarity, conciseness, and confidence
  4. Students will create a booth and costume that aids the audience in understanding the time and place from which the person came

SCOPE OF PROJECT

Night of the Notables consists of three smaller projects that when combined help facilitate a single evening presentation called NOTN.

Paper – a 4-8-page report, double-spaced in 12 Times New Roman fonts about a notable person in history - MLA Format w/ citations. Cannot be longer than 8 pages nor shorter than 4 full pages (does not include title page, sources, or pictures).

Scrapbook – a creative way to present your Notable. Look to rubric and examples. Be creative!

Other Project - must be explained in detail and approved by Mr. Havner

NOTN Presentation – the evening in which students dress and act as their notable person. NOTN presentations are usually informal where audience members come to ask participants, questions about the notable or explanations about that particular moment in history. Don’t be afraid to go right up to a parent and introduce yourself either!

A Study of Eminent PeoplePress Conference

We will be holding press conferences for you to practice becoming your subject (the person you have been studying). The class will act as the reporters and you will act as your person answering questions.

Names will be drawn at random to determine to order. Volunteers may go first.

The class/reporters will generate the questions they may include, but are not limited to the following:

-What are your most outstanding accomplishments?

-What was your childhood like?

-What obstacles did you have to overcome?

-As a result of your accomplishments, how will the world be different (or how is it different at this time)?

-What is it like to be you?

-What do you want to do next?

-What would you do differently in your life if you had it to live over again?

-Are you satisfied with your accomplishments?

Remember:

Projects, according to the rubric, are due March 9th.

Night of the Notables is March.

Night of the Notables Project Tips

  1. A powerpoint presentation is not original, nor is it usually engaging. You cannot get Philosopher level for Organization of Process with Powerpoint and it’ll be difficult to achieve that level on other parts of the project as well.
  2. If you do a PowerPoint remember the 2 biggest mistakes are 1) too much text on the slide and 2) reading slides
  3. Visuals are great!
  4. 15 min is a long time to listen to a student talk about a Notable person. Keep the time down
  5. Address the rubric. Be sure that you have done everything the rubric asks for with depth and understanding. One sentence does not mean you fulfilled that part of the project
  6. Be enthusiastic! You picked this person and something about them or their field excites you. Show that passion and excitement in your presentation
  7. Be creative! There are no rules about what your product/project needs to be; do a play, write a song, paint a poster (as long as it’s approved)
  8. Think of your audience. Would you be interested in what you’re saying?
  9. The five P’s - Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance!

The chart below shows lower level recall to higher level thinking and creation. The closer your project resembles the top of this pyramid the better you understand any topic and the more impressed I am.

Make your Case: Proposal

Due Monday Feb 8, 2016

My First choice for an eminent person is: ______

Prove that your choice is eminent/gifted:

Why did you choose him/her?

What do you already know about this person?

Resources that you’ll know you ‘ll have for this project with this person? (Book! Title, author, ISBN#)

2nd Choice______

3rd Choice______