BLACK DEATH RUBRIC (PLE) (24 Points Possible)

1. What was the Black Death? (2 pts) 2. What were the symptoms of the disease? 3. How did the disease start? (2 pts) (3 pts) (Make sure to explain the 3 types)

0 = No cause for disease given 0 = No systems listed. 0 = No explanation for how the disease started. 1/2 = Just hit on the subject, did not explain. 1 = Listed only one symptom. 1 = Said how disease started but didn't explain. 1 = Explained somewhat 2 = Listed two symptoms but did not explain. 2 = Said how disease started and explained it. 2 = Explained well. 3 = Listed three or more symptoms and explained them. 4. How did the disease affect the towns 5. What were the treatments for the 6. Where did the plague occur and how and villages of Europe? (3 pts) disease and were they effective? (2 pts) far did it spread? (2 pts)

0 = No explanation for the affect. 0 = No treatments listed. 0 = No explanation of where the plague occurred 1 = One effect listed. 1/2 = Listed only one treatment. 1/2 = Briefly listed where the plague occurred. 2 = Two effects listed. 1 = Listed more than one treatment but didn't 1 = Explained where the plague occurred but did 3 = Three effects listed. explain them. not explain how far it spread. 2 = Listed at least two treatments and 2 = Did a good job of explaining where the plague explained them. occurred and how far it spread. 7. How many people were affected and 8. What effect did the Black Plague have 1EC. How did people and communities how many people died? (2 pts) on Europe as a Continent? What things deal with the people who had contracted changed for good after the plague struck the plague? the Continent? (2 pts)

0 = No explanation of how many affected 0 = No explanation of the effect on Europe. 0 = No explanation. 1 = Gave a rough estimate in numbers. 1 = Explained the effect somewhat, but 1/2 = Only one explanation of how people 2 = Gave a rough estimate in numbers and a could have added more. were treated. % of the population 2 = Did an excellent job explaining the effect the1 = Two explanations of the ways people were the plague had on Europe. dealt with.

Pictures are included in Power Point (2 pts) Power Point well organized (2 pts) Sources listed for all slides. (2 pts)

0 = Less than two pictures included. 0 = This project is difficult to follow. 0 = Missing more than three sources. 1/2 = Two pictures included. 1/2 = Project can be followed with difficulty. 1/2 = Missing two sources. 1 = Three pictures included. 1 = Fairly well organized. 1 = Missing only one source. 2 = Four or more pictures included. 2 = Excellent, very easy to follow. 2 = All slides have a source.

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