History Pageant
Name: ___________________ Teacher:
Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
Criteria
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The student will better understand America's diverse people and places and connect them to our nation's travails and triumphs using art as a primary resource.
The student is able to name and describe the importance of one piece of art from American history.
The student is able to name and describe the importance of two or three pieces of art from American history.
The student is able to name and describe the importance of four pieces of art from American history.
The student is able to name and describe the importance of five or more pieces of art from American history.
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The student will better understand human characteristics and Life Skills through the use of quotations as a primary source.
The student is able to recite and describe the importance of one famous quotation by a famous American.
The student is able to recite and describe the importance of two or three famous quotations by famous Americans.
The student is able to recite and describe the importance of four famous quotations by famous Americans.
The student is able to recite and describe the importance of five or more famous quotations by famous Americans.
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Using music as a primary source, students will be able to to practice skills of analysis to illustrate points about class, gender, cultural values, politics, and economic life.
The student is able to recognize and analyze the history behind one song from American history.
The student is able to recognize and analyze the history behind two or three songs from American history.
The student is able to recognize and analyze the history behind four songs from American history.
The student is able to recognize and analyze the history behind five or more songs from American history.
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The student will be able to think, talk and reflect on the rights and responsibilities of citizens in our democracy and that these documents reflect our diversity and our unity, our past and our future.
The student is able to recognize and analyze the history behind three documents from American history.
The student is able to recognize and analyze the history behind four documents from American history.
The student is able to recognize and analyze the history behind five documents from American history.
The student is able to recognize and analyze the history behind five or more documents from American history.
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The student will recognize that the words to the Preamble to the Constitution and The Bill of Rights are the main tenants of American life and that hey affect our life today as they did when they were first instituted.
The student is able to recite the Preamble to the Constitution, explain the meaning in his/her own words, and recognize the Bill of Rights with much assistance.
The student is able to recite the Preamble to the Constitution, explain the meaning in his/her own words, and recognize the Bill of Rights with some assistance.
The student is able to recite the Preamble to the Constitution, explain the meaning in his/her own words,recognize the Bill of Rights and relate it to his/her life with little assistance.
The student is able to recite the Preamble to the Constitution, explain the meaning in his/her own words,recognize the Bill of Rights and relate it to his/her life with no assistance.
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