Download Move to Mesopotamia Guidelines and Rubric

Move to Mesopotamia
Create an ad to attract farmers to Mesopotamia. You can create a classified ad, a full-page
print ad, or a script for a TV or radio ad. Use the information found in the Scavenger Hunt
and p. 33-39 of the textbook for supporting information.
Your Project Should:
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Describe the land in the northern and southern parts of Mesopotamia
Name the geographical features that surround Mesopotamia and describe their
impact on the people
Describe how the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers had a positive impact on the lives of
the people of Mesopotamia (at least 3 benefits)
Describe the resourcefulness of the Mesopotamians. Describe at least one problem
that they faced and how they solved that problem.
Category
The Land
Geographical
Features
Tigris and
Euphrates
3
Student offers a detailed
description of the
characteristics of the land in
the north and the south.
2
Student description of the
land lacks detail.
1
Project lacks
description of the land
or description of the
land is inaccurate.
Student names the major
geographical features that
surround Mesopotamia and
accurately describes their
impact on the people.
Student fails to include the
name of two or more
geographical features and/or
explanation of impact is not
clear.
Student fails to
include the names of
the listed features
and/or does not
describe their impact.
Student describes three
ways the rivers had a
positive impact on the lives
of the people of
Mesopotamia.
Student describes at least one
way the rivers had a positive
impact on the lives of the
people of Mesopotamia.
Student does not
mention the rivers.
Student offers an accurate,
Resourcefulness detailed, description of one
problem the Sumerians
faced and how they solved
that problem.
Creativity and
Neatness
Project is exceptionally
creative and attractive in
terms of design, layout, and
neatness
Student description of
Student does not
problem and/or solution lacks accurately describe a
clarity.
problem the ancient
Mesopotamians faced.
Students attempts to
Project seems to be
demonstrate creativity and/or thrown together
project is a bit messy
Category
Characteristics of:
The Land
Geographical
Features
Tigris and
Euphrates
North
South
Focus on features other than rivers here:
Three (3) ways the rivers had a positive impact on the lives of the people of
Mesopotamia.
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2–
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Problem
Resourcefulness
Solution
Creativity and
Neatness
Project is exceptionally creative and attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness