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You will be working in teams of three to create a museum exhibit dedicated to the decade that you are assigned. Each member of the team is responsible for completing two genres (fulfilling the rubric below).

The completed project is due Friday, May 7. Please post your pieces under the correct decade.

Be aware that some of you may have to share computers or use library resources as your computers will be taken for Summer Courses.

Choose one (no repeats in a group) Medicine – Science/Tech Politics War Culture Powerful People

Twentieth Century Rubric

Content (50 points)
 * 1) 6-7 facts – 20 points
 * 2) 150-225 words total – 15 points
 * 3) 2 different genres – 5 points
 * 4) New information in each genre – 10 points

Organization (10 points)
 * 1) Focused on the subject and decade – 5 points
 * 2) Logical order with good transitions between genres – 5 points

Creativity (10 points)
 * 1) Pictures and graphs present when necessary - 3 points
 * 2) Clever writing style - 3 points
 * 3) Authentic presentation - 4 points

Citations (20 points)
 * 1) Source information in MLA format – 8 points
 * 2) Three or more sources (clearly linked to genres) – 12 points

Mechanics (10 points) none SavePreviewText Editor
 * 1) Appropriate capitalization - 3 points
 * 2) Correct sentence structure - 3 points
 * 3) Correct spelling - 3 points
 * 4) Neatly presented - 1 point