Why Rules?

Rubric Collaboration, Cooperation, Participation, Mechanics

Will be used to evaluate Collaboration, Participation, Attitude and Mechanics. This rubric emphases the Process involved and the Mechanics of the Final Paper.

Learning Goals:
Understand the need for rules and laws.
Research the Hammurabi using the Internet and Library Resources.
Collaborate in groups to compile the information gathered to answer the
Question: “Why do we need rules?”
Understand and apply the Writing Process.

Learning Objectives:
Brainstorn the rules for baseball, basketball and football.
Compare and Contrast how those games would be without any rules.
Research using Search Engines and a Teacher-created Webpage.
Complete a Surf Log and a Web Journal.
Research utilizing Library Resources.
Compile ten rules for each sport and 10 rules for the class.
Discuss compilation of the class rules and prioritize.
Choose favorite Hammurabi Law explaing why it was chosen.
One student provides an Oral Report of the groups findings.
Establish class rules from a compiled list.
Practice the writing process through individual and peer-editing to produce
A final draft of the class rules.

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4
Collaboration	Student relied on others, did not contribute to the groups and/or caused group disruption.	Student worked with the groups and others and/or did not cause disruption half of the time.	Student worked well with the groups and others most of the time and/or did not cause any disruption	Student worked well with the groups and others all of the time
Cooperation	Student did not cooperate with the teachers and/or students	Student cooperated about half of the time.	Student cooperated most of the time.	Student cooperated all of the time.
Participation	Student did not participate in the whole group and small group discussions	Student participated in the whole and small group about half of the time.	Student participated in the whole and small group most of the time.	Student participated in the whole and small group all of the time.
Mechanics	Student misspelled and/or had more than three multiple errors in required writing and/or logs	Student misspelled and/or had three errors in required writing	Student misspelled and/or had two errors in the required writing	Student misspelled and/or had zero or one error in the required writing.
Overall Project	Student did not keep up Web Journal, Surf Log or any required components of the project.	Student wrote minimal amount in the required components of the project.	Student wrote a sufficient amount in the required components of the project.	Student wrote focused on the topic, had a logical progression of ideas, varied sentence structure and presented specific creative thoughts.

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