Underground Railroad/Aboltionist Movement Trading Card Project

Students will be working a project this week where they will research a topic related to the Underground Railroad and Abolitionist Movement. Students will then create a trading card that displays this information.

THE REQUIREMENTS

The trading card should include the following:

Ø The name of your research topic clearly stated on the front of the card

Ø A picture of your research topic on the front of your card

(The picture can be hand drawn or copied from a book or the internet.)

Ø Fifteen specific facts about your research topic on the back of the card written in your own words.

(Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in a failing grade.)

Ø All facts written in a logical order depending on the topic.

(Go over your text structure notes for ideas!)

Ø A summary paragraph that explains WHY your research topic was important to the Underground Railroad and/or the Abolitionist Movement

Ø A list of resources from where you got your information. You MUST use at least three different resources.

Your project may be typed or hand written.

Students will be graded according to the following rubric:

	20 Distinguished	15 Proficient	10 Needs Improvement	5 Unacceptable
Required Elements	All required elements are included in the project and are thorough, complete, and easily identified.	All required elements are included in the project, but at least one is not thorough and complete.	The majority of the required elements are included in the project, but at least one is missing or incomplete.	Two or more required elements are either missing or incomplete.
Content	All of the information in the project is accurate and complete. The project contains many specific details and examples which are clearly explained and relate to the topic.	The majority of the information in the project is accurate and complete. The project contains specific details and examples which are clearly explained and relate to the topic.	The information in the project is accurate and complete, but many specific details and examples are not explained and/or do not relate to the topic.	Much of the information in the project is inaccurate or incomplete. The project contains few specific details and examples.
Organization	All of the information in the project is organized in a logical manner. The facts listed as well as those in the paragraph are easy to follow.	Most of the information in the project is organized in a logical manner. The facts listed as well as those in the paragraph are easy to follow.	Some of the information in the project is organized in a logical manner, but the details are not easy to follow and could be better organized.	The information in the project is disorganized and difficult to follow.
Use of Resources	At least three different resources have been used to gather information for the project. The resources are clearly cited and ALL parts of the project are free of any plagiarism.	At least three different resources have been used to gather information for the project. ALL parts of the project are free of any plagiarism, but all resources are not clearly stated.	The resources are clearly cited and ALL parts of the project are free of any plagiarism, but fewer than three resources were used.	Either fewer than three resources were used or there is evidence of plagiarism in the project.
Conventions	The project is free of any errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or capitalization.	The project contains one to three errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or capitalization.	The project contains four to six errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or capitalization.	The project contains more than six errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or capitalization.