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Title Section

Your name,the title of your handbook, and an image that captures essence of your work are all present. Furthermore, the title is creative and the image demonstrates the deliberate nature of its selection.

Your name,the title of your handbook, and an image that captures essence of your work are all present. However, the title is rather trite and/or the image demonstrates less than careful selection.

Your name,the title of your handbook, or an image that captures essence of your work are missing. The title is unclear/missing and/or the image bears no relation to the subject matter or is missing.

 All required elements are missing.

Historical Background of the Constitution

The important documents, people, ideas, and events that influenced the Constitution are all present and clearly described

The 2 images are strongly related to the subject matter.

The important documents, people, ideas, and events that influenced the Constitution are all present yet only generally described.

The 2 images are distantly related to the subject matter.

1-2 of important documents, people, ideas, or events that influenced the Constitution are missing. The 2 images are unrelated to the subject matter.

3 or more of the important documents, people, ideas, or events that influenced the Constitution are missing. 1 or more images are missing.

Six Principles of the Constitution

Each principle is named, clearly described, and has its significance clearly explained.The 2 images are strongly related to the subject matter.

Each principle is named, described, and has its significance explained in a general manner.The 2 images are distantly related to the subject matter.

1-2 principles are missing, not described, or are missing an explanation of their significance. The 2 images are unrelated to the subject matter.

3 or more principles are missing, not described, or are missing an explanation of their significance.1 or more images are missing.

Constitutionalism

The 3 main ways the Constitution limits government power: Separation of Powers, Federalism, and Checks and Balances are fully and clearly explained.The 2 images are strongly related to the subject matter.

Each constitutional limitation is explained in a general manner. The 2 images are distantly related to the subject matter.

1-2 constitutional limitation explanations are missing The 2 images are unrelated to the subject matter

All constitutional limitation explanations are missing. 1 or more images are missing.

Politically Formative Events in U.S. History

The two influential events are clearly described. The 2 images are strongly related to the subject matter

The two influential events are generally described. The 2 images are distantly related to the subject matter.

1 influential event is named but not described. The 2 images are unrelated to the subject matter.

1 influential event is missing. 1 or more images are missing.

Conclusion

The 1 paragraph response covers all questions, is well-reasoned, and researched. The 2 images are strongly related to the subject matter

The 1 paragraph response covers all questions but is general in its content and/or research. The 2 images are distantly related to the subject matter.

The 1 paragraph response does not cover all of the questions. The 2 images are unrelated to the subject matter.

The response is less than a paragraph in length or missing. 1 or more images are missing.

Images

All necessary 11 images are included in the handbook. Each of the images is appropriate and directly related to its corresponding section and subject.

1-2 handbook images are missing or 1-2 of the images are inappropriate and/or unrelated to their corresponding section and subject.

3-4 handbook images are missing or 3-4 of the images are inappropriate and/or unrelated to their corresponding section and subject.

5 or more handbook images are missing from the handbook. or 5 or more images of the images are inappropriate and/or unrelated to their corresponding section and subject.

Appearance

The handbook is aesthetically pleasing and would attract viewers to it. The handbook is neatly put together and shows that the students put a great deal of time and effort into the assignment. The students used a good amount of pictures to represent the colonial region.

The handbook is neat and well put together but could include more to attract people to it. The handbook shows that the student took care to format the handbook correctly. The handbook contains a good amount of pictures that accurately describe the colonial region.

Handbook reflects time and care in its appearance. The handbook also contains a good amount of pictures that accurately describe the colonial region, however, some more care could have been used.

The handbook is either not neatly put together, nor does it show detail and time put into forming the project