Assignment 7: Performance Task and Rubric

Subject: Social Studies/US History - Grade: 10

Topic: Civil War
Teacher: Katie Dwyer
Performance Task
Title: Travel Back in Timeline
WV Content Standard: Demonstrate an understanding of the causes and the course
of the Civil War and Reconstruction in America.
SS.10.H.CL4.1: Analyze the social, political, and cultural characteristics of the
North, the South, and the West before and after the Civil War (e.g., the lives of
African Americans and social reform movements such as abolition and womens
rights).

Teacher Written Objective: After compiling and organizing key events, the student will create
an interactive timeline online with pictures, videos (created by the student), and annotations of
what they consider are the 10 most important events in the Civil War for either the North or
South.
Brief Description of Task: Students will work in a group of two to three students to create a
time line from the Civil War for either the North or South. They will find 10 major events for that
side and create an interactive video timeline on the computer.
C. Instructions for Students
You will work with a group member to create a timeline with 10 major/key
events that you think were influential for either the North or South, during the
Civil War. You will be assigned a certain side from the Civil War, either the
North(Union) or South(Confederacy). These events can be battles, speeches,
meetings, inventions, things important people did, etc.
Plan out the design of your timeline and it should consist of a creative way to
show the 10 major events. It is also best to brain storm different ideas on
what you think are major events for either the North or South.
You should also assign different task to each member of the group and
remember you will be graded on class room work ethic.
You will also need to research each event on the computer and make sure to
have each event in the correct time order (dates are in the correct order).
Make sure to create a rough draft of the events and get it pre-approved before
starting on the final draft.
Once you have decided on your major events you will pick three to create a
movie on. You can either do a reenactment of the event, create a music video
to describe it, a news report, or some other way you think would be creative

to show this event. You will present these videos with your timeline on your
presentation day.
The videos MUST be school appropriate and should also have a rough draft
that will be pre-approved with a script.
Your time line should attempt to show what you think is the most important
events that happened for either the North or the South. Each event should
have its own picture, information about it, and information on why it was
important. You will also incorporate something to let us know what events
you made your videos on.
Create the timeline on the computer or you can also use a large poster board.
Just remember that you will still have to show your videos that you created
with it.
Use the attached rubric to guide your final project. You will be assessed on
research, information (10 Events), pictures, creativity, presentation, group
work, and grammar.

Be prepared to discuss your timeline with the class! Questions might be asked
to see why you think these are major events for that side!

Rubric: Travel Back in Timeline

Group Name________________
CRITERIA
5pts
All 10 events were
Research
carefully and properly
researched for the
timeline. They went
along with the
information that was
provided and was
correct.
Information Information is correct,
chronologically
ordered, and goes with
the side that was given
to the student.

Pictures

4 pts.
All 10 events were
researched, but some
information was missing
that should have been
included on the timeline.

3 pts.
1 pts.
Missing information for Missing information
more than 3 events
for more than 5
that should have been events that should
included on the
have been included
timeline.
on the timeline

Information is correct,
chronologically ordered, and
goes with the side that was given
to the student. Does contain
small errors in the information
given.

Information is not correct,

not chronologically ordered,
and does not go with the
side that was given to the
student with 4 of the events.

0 pt.
No research was
provided to go
with information
on the timeline

Score

______

All 10 events had 10

Missing one or two pictures
pictures that went along from the timeline. In correct
with the event. They
position and clear.
were clear and could be
seen.

Missing more than 3

pictures, but the other
pictures are clear.

Information is not
No information
correct, not
provided
chronologically ordered,
and does not go with the
side that was given to the
student with 5 or more of
the events.
Missing more than 5
No pictures provided
pictures for the timeline.

______

______

Creativity

Timeline is creative in
design, work, and how
it was all put together in
a certain way that
showed the group
members hard work.
Videos is thoughtful
and shows needed
information.
Presentation All group members
talked about events on
the timeline and were
very knowledgeable.

Timeline is creative, but is

lacking just a few key elements
that could have shown what the
team members were trying to
address. Video was creative, but
point was missed.

Timeline is lacking
Timeline is lacking
creative aspects.
some creative
Videos are creative,
aspects. Videos had
but lacked the
nothing to do with
information needed for the actual event.
the timeline.

Timeline shows no
improvement
from the rough
draft and lacks
any creative touch

All group members talked about

events on the timeline and were
not sure about some of the
events that they had to discuss.

Some members did

not talk at all or were
not knowledge about
the information.

Only one member

No presentation
talked during the
presentation and
were not knowledge
about the events.

Group Work The team worked very

well every day and
stayed on task. Every
member contributed to
the work of the team.

The team stayed on task, except

one day. Every member
contributed to the work of the
team.

The team stayed on

task most of the time.
Every member
contributed to the
work of the team.

The team was off

task frequently.
Members did not
contribute equally
to the work load.

Grammar

One Grammatical error on the

timeline

______

______

There are no
grammatical errors on
the timeline

Two grammatical
3 Grammatical
errors on the timeline errors on the
timeline

The team required

daily prompting to
stay on task. The
work was done by
one or two
members.

______

More than 3
grammatical
errors on the
timeline

Total Points__________
Scale:
Excellent = A
Good = B
Fair = C
Needs Improvement= D

32-35 points
28-31 points
20-27 points
19 or fewer points