Jefferson Elementary
Black History Poster Project
February is designated as Black History Month. Throughout the month, your child will be learning about famous African-Americans who made important contributions to the lives of all who knew them. Those contributions have even changed the world that we live in today!!!
Your child will complete an at-home project on a famous African-American of their choosing. (The students chose the person that they wanted to work on today in class.) The students will present their projects in class, and then they will be displayed in the main hallway of the school, along with the black history projects of the other second grade classes.
Project Requirements:
It must be done on poster board.
It must have a title identifying the person by their full name.
It must contain at least 10 important facts about their person.
It must contain real pictures of the person.
Added Bonuses:
*Colorful
*Glitter, Paint, or some other decorative material
*Decorative Border
*Any other creative design(s)
Note: Use any of the following to find information on your famous African-American:
*School Library Books
*Public Library Books
*Internet
If you need help with supplies or locating information, please let me know and I will try to help you in anyway that I can. I hope that this is a fun-filled learning experience for the children. Thanks for all of your assistance in making this at-home project successful!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Whitaker
Miss Siler
This assignment will count as a Language Arts grade. The grading rubric is posted below.
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CATEGORY |
10 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
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Required Elements |
The poster includes all required elements as well as additional information. |
All required elements are included on the poster. |
All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster. |
Several required elements were missing. |
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Knowledge Gained |
Student can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster. |
Student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster. |
Student can accurately answer about 75% of questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster. |
Student appears to have insufficient knowledge about the facts or processes used in the poster. |
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Content - Accuracy |
At least 10 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. |
5-7 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. |
3-4 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. |
Less than 3 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. |
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Title |
Title can be read from 6 ft. away and is quite creative. |
Title can be read from 6 ft. away and describes content well. |
Title can be read from 4 ft. away and describes the content well. |
The title is too small and/or does not describe the content of the poster well. |
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Attractiveness |
The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. |
The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. |
The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. |
The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive. |
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Graphics -Clarity |
Graphics are all in focus and the content easily viewed and identified from 6 ft. away. |
Most graphics are in focus and the content easily viewed and identified from 6 ft. away. |
Most graphics are in focus and the content is easily viewed and identified from 4 ft. away. |
Many graphics are not clear or are too small. |
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Graphics - Relevance |
All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. |
All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. |
All graphics relate to the topic. |
Graphics do not relate to the topic. |
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Graphics - Originality |
Several of the graphics used on the poster reflect a exceptional degree of student creativity in their creation and/or display. |
One or two of the graphics used on the poster reflect student creativity in their creation and/or display. |
The graphics are made by the student, but are based on the designs or ideas of others. |
No graphics made by the student are included. |
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Mechanics |
Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the poster. |
There is 1 error in capitalization or punctuation. |
There are 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation. |
There are more than 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation. |
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Grammar |
There are no grammatical mistakes on the poster. |
There is 1 grammatical mistake on the poster. |
There are 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster. |
There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster. |