Russia Today
Russia Today
Name: ________________________
Task: Today and tomorrow, you will complete a BIO on current political, economic, and social trends of Russia on your Weebly Page. Objective: Compare Russia today to that of the Tsarist Russia and Soviet Russia. Are things better/worse? In your Bio under Russia, you will drop down Paragraph with Picture. Using reliable sources provided throughout class, you are to complete the following in a creative manner: ___Russias economy today- compare to past (use notes) ___Social customs and norms compare to past (use notes) ___Political system today- who is leader? Compare the government of Russia today to the past. ___Find a current event about the current leader of Russia. This event must be one month old. Place it on your weebly site in correct hyperlink form. ___Write a letter to the president today (1 page)- what advice would you give him, based on your knowledge of ethnic groups in Russia, the current event you choose, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Underline examples we have discussed from class. This will be part of your final project score. Please place it on weebly. ___Works cited on bottom of page.
Name: ______________________________
Rubric
CATEGORY Evidence and Examples (x2) 10: Above Standards -All of the evidence and examples are specific and tie into Russia today - Includes PES comparisons of Russia today and past. -Uses proper websites and cited correctly. -Takes a stance in the letter to the president. 9-8: Meets Standards -Most of the evidence and examples are specific and tie into Russia today. -Includes a few PES comparisons of Russia today and past. -Most citations are correct. -Takes a stance to the letter to the president. 7-6: Approaching Standards -At least one of the pieces of evidence and examples is relevant and ties into Russia today. -Includes a few PES comparisons of Russia today and in the past. -Citations exist, not correct form. -Letter to the president has no opinion. 5-0: Below Standards Score -Evidence and examples are NOT relevant AND/OR are not explained. -Many portions are missing.
-Organized in an appropriate manner that has structure. -Design is very creative and unique. -Project is crisp and neat.
-Organized in an appropriate manner that has structure. -Design is creative and unique. -Project is neat.
-Semi-organized in an appropriate manner that has some structure. -Design in somewhat creative and unique (could use more). -Project is not so crisp.
-Not organized, no structure in project. -Design not creative nor unique- minimal requirements. -Project is sloppy.
Total: ____/40