Letter+to+Julius+Caesar+Directions+and+Rubric

=**Letter to Julius Caesar Directions: ** =

 - Proper components of a letter: heading, greeting, body, and closing (as discussed in class; check your notes) - Julius Caesar's accomplishments (at least 5) - The societal issues that plagued Rome during Caesar's life - Why Julius Caesar decided to declare civil war in Rome - What advice would you give Julius Caesar? - If you were Julius Caesar, would you do anything differently? - How do you think the Roman Republic could be saved from falling?
 * For this assignment, you will write a letter to Julius Caesar. Use the information that we have researched about the time period and his/her life to communicate your thoughts. Some of the things you should address in your letter are the following:


 * You can find more information on Julius Caesar along with a video clip here: Resources

=** Rubric: ** =


 * This assignment will be graded on a scale of 1-4. Remember, you will have multiple opportunities to revise and edit your letter to make it all that it can be and to improve your grade.






 * === CATEGORY === || === 4 === || === 3 === || === 2 === || === 1 === ||
 * === Requirements === || === All requirements are met and exceeded. === || === All requirements are met. === || === One requirement was not completely met. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> More than one requirement was not completely met. === ||
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Rough Draft === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Rough draft brought on due date. Student shares with peer and extensively edits based on peer feedback. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Rough draft brought on due date. Student shares with peer and peer makes edits. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Provides feedback and/or edits for peer, but own rough draft was not ready for editing. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Rough draft not ready for editing and did not participate in reviewing draft of peer. === ||
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Content === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors. === ||
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Organization === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Content is logically organized for the most part. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts. === ||
 * ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Originality === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking. === || ===<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit. === ||

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