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Unit 3 Beatle Related Art Rubrics

**Unit 3: Assignment 1 Rubric Choices 1 & 2**
Assignment Components	Possible Points
Browse the WWW, find two relevant sites and list the URLs and descriptions for each site	10
Write a two page paper	10
The topic is clearly identified in the paper	10
There is a clear thesis statement	10
The body of the paper clearly explains and describes the topic	10
Each paragraph has a main idea	10
Each main idea has supporting facts	10
The essay has an introduction and a conclusion	10
The Web sites used to gather information are documented and cited at the bottom of the paper	10
The citations are written correctly	10

**Unit 3: Assignment #2 Choice 1**
Research the decade of the 1960's and find at least ten items/graphics that can be used together to represent the decade.	20
Select a software program or scanner and write a short paragraph explaining why you selected this method for designing your collage.	20
Using materials you find on the Web, in books or by drawing, design a collage that represents the decade of the 1960's.	20
List at least ten elements that were used in the collage.	20
Explain why each of the elements was relevant to the decade of the 1960's by writing a grammatically correct sentence for each element included in the collage.	20

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**Unit 3: Assignment #2 Choice 2**
Browse the WWW and find at least three resources that back up your statements while detailing statistical information about the 1960's.	10
Write a paper at least two pages in length that includes at least statistics from two sources.	10
The topic is clearly identified in the paper	10
There is a clear thesis statement	10
The body of the essay clearly explains and describes the topic	10
Each paragraph has a main idea	10
Each main idea has supporting facts	10
The essay has an introduction and a conclusion	10
The Web sites used to gather information are documented and cited at the bottom of the essay	10
The citations are written correctly	10

**Unit 3: Assignment #3 Choices 1 & 2**
List a character or place in a Beatle song that you will depict in a graphical representation	10
List the medium you will use to produce your graphical representation.	10
Write a paragraph explaining why you have chosen this particular medium to produce your graphical representation.	10
Draw a picture, use a graphics software program, or manipulate images found on the WWW to produce a graphical representation of a character or place in a Beatle song.	50
Describe in writing (at least three paragraphs) the character or place in a Beatle song you have selected. Include why your graphical representation successfully depicts the character or place.	20

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**Unit 3: Assignment #4 Choice 1**
Rent one of The Beatle's films from the video store and view it. Write a short paragraph detailing why you selected this particular film and include it in your paper.	10
Write a two to five page grammatically correct paper detailing all of the aspects of the film you selected with at least two Internet resources.	10
The topic is clearly identified in the paper	10
There is a clear thesis statement	10
The body of the paper clearly explains and describes the topic	10
Each paragraph has a main idea	10
Each main idea has supporting facts	10
The paper has an introduction and a conclusion	10
The Web sites used to gather information are documented and cited at the bottom of the essay	10
The citations are written correctly	10

**Unit 3: Assignment #4 Choice 2**
Rent two of The Beatle's films from the video store and view it. Write a short paragraph detailing why you selected this particular film and include it in your paper.	7
Write a two to five page grammatically correct paper comparing and contrasting all of the aspects of the film you selected with at least two Internet resources.	9
Include at least three ways in which the films are similiar.	7
Include at least three ways in which the films are different.	7
The topic is clearly identified in the paper	7
There is a clear thesis statement	7
The body of the paper clearly explains and describes the topic while comparing and contrasting the two films	7
Each paragraph has a main idea	7
Each comparison has supporting facts	7
Each difference has supporting facts	7
The paper has an introduction and a conclusion	7
The Web sites used to gather information are documented and cited at the bottom of the essay	7
The citations are written correctly	7
The reader will be able to easily identify the similiarities and differences of the films.	7

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**Unit 3: Assignment #5 Choice 1**
Browse the WWW and find at least five fashion articles that were influenced by The Beatles	25
Write a short grammatically correct essay that explains why The Beatles influenced the fashion article you listed	25
Find at least two sites that provide information about fashion during the 1960's and include information from them in your essay	25
Write a proper citation for the two sites or more that you find while researching this topic.	25

**Unit 3: Assignment #5 Choice 2**
Browse the WWW and find at least five items that have now become popular collectibles associated with The Beatles	25
Write a short grammatically correct essay that explains what the collectible is and the approximate price on today's market	25
Find at least two sites that provides information about Beatle collectibles and include information from them in your essay	25
Write a proper citation for the two sites or more that you find while researching this topic.	25

**Unit 3: Assignment #5 Choice 3**
Browse the WWW and find at least three fashion articles that became popular in the 1960's that can still be seen today in the year 2000	25
Write a short grammatically correct essay that explains what the fashion articles are and why you believe they still remain popular today	25
Find at least two sites that provides information about the fashion articles and include information from them in your essay	25
Write a proper citation for the two sites or more that you find while researching this topic.	25

All rubrics = 100 points

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