The Great Gatsby Era - A Roaring Good Time!

Each of the FIVE reporter assignments must be original research results and reflections submitted in a folder along with the Final Project.  Each must consist of a minimum full page, typed, 12pt font New Times Roman, double spaced, and use 1" margins and footnote sources (20 points each).

The FINAL PROJECT Magazine Cover will be graded based on the following rubric.  Each category will be worth a total of 25% of the project.  You will be assessed on the content of the cover.  The content should reflect what you have learned through the quest.  All dates and information should be accurate and relevant to the 1920's.  Creativity and originality will be graded, as well as the organization of the cover and the overall appearance.

Media Project - The Roaring 20's Teacher Name: Ms. Matteini
Student Name:     ________________________________________
CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Content	Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.	Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.	Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors.	Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.
Organization	Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.	Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.	Content is logically organized for the most part.	There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.
Originality	Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.	Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.	Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking.	Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.
Attractiveness	Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.	Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.	Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.	Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content.
Date Created: March 2012