Unit 1: Biographies
Unit 1:  Assignment 1  Rubric
Assignment Components
Possible Points
Select one of The Beatles, their manager or their producer as the subject for the research
For HELP with learning about The Beatles, The Internet Beatles is a great place to start.
http://www.getback.org/bmain.html
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Used links from the resource area or search engine to gather information
For Help with learning how to use a Web browser, The Web Teacher will teach you how to browse the WWW.
http://www.webteacher.org/macnet/indextc.html
                              5
The topic is clearly identified in the essay
For HELP with choosing a topic, please visit this link.
http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/step2.htm
or if you need HELP with topic sentence development and to see examples, please visit: http://www3.sympatico.ca/ray.saitz/topsen.txt
                             10
There is a clear thesis statement
For HELP and an explanation & examples of a thesis statement, please visit:
http://english.ttu.edu/uwc/thesis.html
For HELP and a guide on how to write a thesis statement, please visit:
http://www2.unimaas.nl/~worldnet/write.htm
                             10
The body of the essay clearly explains and describes the topic
For HELP on how to write the body and support paragraphs, please visit http://www2.pvc.maricopa.edu/tutor/eng/engessbody.htm
                             20
Each paragraph has a main idea
For HELP on how to write the body paragraphs, please visit:
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/body.html
                             10
Each main idea has supporting facts
For HELP on how to write the body and support paragraphs, please visit: http://www2.pvc.maricopa.edu/tutor/eng/engessbody.htm
                             10
The essay has an introduction and a conclusion
For HELP with writing the introduction and conclusion, please visit: http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/intro.html
For HELP with the introduction, please visit http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/maplewoods/writeplace/
writingintros.html
 
For HELP with writing the conclusion, please visit: http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/maplewoods/writeplace/
conclusions.html
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The Web sites used to gather information are documented and cited at the bottom of the essay
For HELP with finishing touches to the essay, please visit:
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/finish.html
For HELP with Citing the World Wide Web: http://www.geocities.com/Reserach Triangle/1221/citation.htm
For HELP with writing MLA citations, please visit:
http://falcon.eku.edu/honors/beyond-mla/
For HELP with writing ALA citations, please visit:
http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html
                             10
The citations are written correctly
For more HELP with citations, please visit:
For ALA & MLA:
http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/libguide/cite.html
For APA: http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/apa.html
For MLA: http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/mla.html
                             10
The essay could be used as a magazine article                                3

 
Unit 1:  Assignment 2 Rubric
Assignment Components
Possible Points
Select one of The Beatles, their manager or their producer as the subject for the research.  The URL pertains to the subject matter at hand.
For HELP with learning about The Beatles, The Internet Beatles is a great place to start.
http://www.getback.org/bmain.html
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The student listed at least 2 additional Internet resources.
For Help with learning how to use a Web browser, The Web Teacher will teach you how to browse the WWW.
http://www.webteacher.org/macnet/indextc.html
                              10
For HELP with learning how to write citations, please check out the following links:
For HELP with Citing the World Wide Web: http://www.geocities.com/Reserach Triangle/1221/citation.htm
For HELP with writing MLA citations, please visit:
http://falcon.eku.edu/honors/beyond-mla/
For HELP with writing ALA citations, please visit:
http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html
For more HELP with citations, please visit:
For ALA & MLA:
http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/libguide/cite.html
For APA: http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/apa.html
For MLA: http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/mla.html
Please check out these sites to learn how to cite electronic refrences or Flashback to the site for HELP and review.
The author is listed with the last name first, a comma, their first name and a period.                               10
Citations with one author are written correctly.                               10
Citations with more than one author are written correctly.                               10
Citations include the date the article was written.                               10
Citations include the name of the article/site                               10
Citations include the correct URL.                               10
Citations are indented correctly.                               10
Citations include the date the student accessed the site.                               10

 
Unit 1:  Assignment 3  Rubric
Assignment Components
Possible Points
Select a topic.  Write a short description each one of the following personalities : The Beatles, their manager or their producer and combine them into an essay, or a short essay about the most pivital point in The Beatle's early career.
For HELP with learning about The Beatles, The Internet Beatles is a great place to start.
http://www.getback.org/bmain.html
                              5
Used links from the resource area or search engine to gather information 
For Help with learning how to use a Web browser, The Web Teacher will teach you how to browse the WWW.
http://www.webteacher.org/macnet/indextc.html
                              5
The topic is clearly identified in the essay
For HELP with choosing a topic, please visit this link.
http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/step2.htm
or if you need HELP with topic sentence development and to see examples, please visit: http://www3.sympatico.ca/ray.saitz/topsen.txt
                             10
There is a clear thesis statement
For HELP and an explanation & examples of a thesis statement, please visit:
http://english.ttu.edu/uwc/thesis.html
For HELP and a guide on how to write a thesis statement, please visit:
http://www2.unimaas.nl/~worldnet/write.htm
                             10
The body of the essay clearly explains and describes the topic
For HELP on how to write the body and support paragraphs, please visit http://www2.pvc.maricopa.edu/tutor/eng/engessbody.htm
                             15
Each paragraph has a main idea
For HELP on how to write the body paragraphs, please visit:
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/body.html
                             10
Each main idea has supporting facts
For HELP on how to write the body and support paragraphs, please visit: http://www2.pvc.maricopa.edu/tutor/eng/engessbody.htm
                             10
The essay has an introduction and a conclusion
For HELP with writing the introduction and conclusion, please visit: http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/intro.html
For HELP with the introduction, please visit http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/maplewoods/writeplace/
writingintros.html
 
For HELP with writing the conclusion, please visit: http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/maplewoods/writeplace/
conclusions.html
                             10
The Web sites used to gather information are documented and cited at the bottom of the essay
For HELP with finishing touches to the essay, please visit:
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/finish.html
For HELP with Citing the World Wide Web: http://www.geocities.com/Reserach Triangle/1221/citation.htm
For HELP with writing MLA citations, please visit:
http://falcon.eku.edu/honors/beyond-mla/
For HELP with writing ALA citations, please visit:
http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html
                             10
The citations are written correctly
For more HELP with citations, please visit:
For APA: http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/apa.html
For MLA: http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/mla.html
                             10
The essay had no spelling errors
For HELP with spelling, please visit Dictionary.com:
http://www.dictionary.com
                               5

All rubrics = 100 points

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