Biography Project Rubric

Biography Project Rubric

*Use this checklist to make sure you have included all the necessary components of your project!
*This will be the form used to grade your project.

Requirements for ALL:
______Neat (10pts.)
______Spelling and punctuation (10pts.)
______Effort (10pts)
______Project is organized in a folder/binder or packaging ( 5pts.)
______Cover includes picture and the person’s name (5pts.)
______A copy of your timeline is included (graded separately)

Choices: (20 pts. Each)
_______Birth announcement & birth certificate
________Birth place
________Date of birth
________Parents Name
________Siblings (if it applies)
________Weight at birth

_______Death announcement/obituary
________Date of death
________Where they died
________Why they died
________Who is still living in their family
________Where & when their funeral will be

_______Illustrate scenes from story in comic strip
________ 5 major events from the person’s life
________5 dialogue bubbles
________Each event is clearly labeled with date and location.
________Comic is colored
________Comic is neat

______Map of major events in person’s life.
________ 5 major events from the person’s life
________Each event is clearly labeled with date and location
________Explanation box for each event included
________Map is colored
________Map is neat

______Picture book of a scenes/events
________5 events/scenes from the person’s life
________5 pages with text giving information
________Each event/scene is clearly labeled with date and location.
________Book is colored
________Book is neat


______Write a speech
________Included a written script of the speech
________4 main points in the speech
________An introduction
________A conclusion
________Speech is new and original (not plagiarized)

______Perform speech
_______Stand tall
_______Speak loud enough
_______Speak clearly
_______Read/talk at a medium speed

______Newspaper article
_______Included information for who, what, when, where, why, how
_______An introduction
_______A conclusion
_______Written in columns to look like a newspaper article

______Advertisement
_______One picture relating to the person
_______Advertises the person or their message
_______Advertisement is colored.
_______Advertisement is neat.

______Baseball Card
_______Done on a 3 X 5 card
_______Picture of person on front
_______Name & Nickname (if they have one) included on front
_______Time period they played included on front
_______Most significant contribution included on front
_______Awards & Honors on front
_______Biographical information included on back(height, T.D’s scored)
_______A quote on back
_______Baseball card is colored
_______Baseball card is neat

______Letter to our Class
_______Introduction
_______Conclusion
_______A description of who they are
_______Time period they lived
_______3 details about their life that would be interesting to our class


Total: ________ out of 100 points