FALLOUT SHELTER RUBRIC: Diary

Name ______Date ______

_____ 15 points Diary includes a five-day journey through life in a fallout shelter. This includes a description of the shelter, people in the shelter, and activities that go on day-to-day. Some activities will be repetitious, but the diary should also include different activities each day.

_____ 10 points Diary is from first person point of view, written from the perspective of a student your age who is in a fallout shelter during the early 1960’s. However, spelling should be accurate. Diary writing is different than essay writing, but the reader must be able to understand your thinking. Present-day slang is not acceptable. Use terminology of the time: “Gee, cool, golly, wow, etc.”

______15 points There should be at least three references to what is going on in the outside world. Include historical events and names that are relevant to this time period. (EG: You might mention that John Kennedy was elected president in 1960, or the Life article we read, or Premier Nikita Khrushchev.

______5 points Diary was turned in on time.

______5 points Diary is made by you, written by hand, creatively decorated.

TOTAL POINTS: /50 A B C D

Teacher’s Comments: Name ______Date ______

____ 5 points Docent pamphlet was turned in on time.

____ 10 points Pamphlet was created by you and another student in computer lab, using visuals.

____ 15 points Pamphlet shows an understanding of the time period and the reason for the fallout shelters. uses for articles within the shelter are clearly stated. Pamphlet appropriately accompanies tour to younger students.

____ 10 Pamphlet is neat and clean, easily read. Size 12-14 font, use of the King’s English

____ 10 The tour was conducted using the pamphlet. Ideas were clearly stated, and guests’ questions were answered, or an answer was sought.

TOTAL: /50 A B C D F

Teacher’s Comments: TERMS: BOMB SHELTER

Cold War

Truman Doctrine

Communism

Harry S. Truman

USSR domino theory containment

Berlin Airlift

Dag Hammarskjöld

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Dwight David Eisenhower

Nikita Khrushchev

“Reds” red/blue map Name______

What would you use in a Fallout Shelter?

Please list ten necessary items that you might use in a fallout shelter during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Research, looking at items as they appeared then—not 2010! Brainstorm at your desk and be prepared to share your thoughts with your assigned group.