Lesson 1: Meaning of Philanthropy (The)
Handout 5

Philanthropy in the News

Project Requirements and Rubrics

Directions:
This project involves collecting articles from local newspapers that feature people helping people, animals, or the environment by giving of their time, talents, or treasures. You should collect articles over a period of four weeks. Then spend two weeks organizing and finalizing your project into a scrapbook according to the following directions:

Articles


Writing and Research Requirements
Answers to the following questions should be mounted near each article:

Following the articles, include an essay on the following questions:

Include a list of at least five organizations in your community that provide help for your areas of interest and/or some of the needs mentioned in the articles.

Final Product
Use a scrapbook format.
Include a cover.
Include a table of contents to indicate the following:
Trim and mount articles neatly.
Make the book colorful.


Philanthropy in the News Project Rubrics

POINTS EVALUATION OF: DESCRIPTION
3 Articles In order to receive a 3-point score, the project must:
  • Include fifteen or more required articles.
  • Include at least two examples each of people helping people, animals, and the environment.
  • Include one example each of a need being met in the community, nation, and world.
2   In order to receive a 2-point score, the project must:
  • Include ten to fourteen articles.
  • Include at least one example each of people helping people, animals, and the environment.
  • Be missing one example of a need being met in either the community, nation, or world.
1   In order to receive a 1-point score, the project must:
  • Include five to nine articles.
  • Be missing one or more of the required areas.
  • Be missing two of the required examples.
0  

Project shows no evidence of any elements, or does not give evidence of an understanding of the concept.

 

3 Writing & Research In order to receive a 3-point score, the project must:
  • Include fifteen or more required articles accompanied by a set of answers to the required questions.
  • Include three or more ideas learned about philanthropy.
  • Include three or more ideas on why it is important to help others.
  • Include a statement of who the student would be interested in helping and why.
  • Include a list of five or more organizations from the community involved in philanthropy.
2   In order to receive a 2-point score, the project must:
  • Include ten to fourteen articles accompanied by a set of answers to the required questions.
  • Include two ideas learned about philanthropy.
  • Include two ideas on why it is important to help others.
  • Include a statement of who the student would be interested in helping but does not explain why.
  • Include a list of three or four organizations from the community involved in philanthropy.
1   In order to receive a 1-point score, the project must:
  • Include five to nine articles accompanied by a set of answers to the required questions.
  • Include one idea learned about philanthropy.
  • Include one idea on why it is important to help others.
  • Be missing an explanation of why he/she would be interested in helping others.
  • Include a list of one or two organizations from the community involved in philanthropy.
0  

Project shows no evidence of any elements, or does not give evidence of an understanding of the concept.

 

3 Writing In order to receive a 3-point score, the project must:
  • Have eight or fewer errors in the areas of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling throughout the project.
  • Use complete sentences in all three essays.
2   In order to receive a 2-point score, the project must:
  • Have nine to twelve errors in the areas of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling throughout the project.
  • Use complete sentences in two of the essays.
1   In order to receive a 1-point score, the project must:
  • Have thirteen or more errors in the areas of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling throughout the project.
  • Use complete sentences in one of the essays.
0  

Project shows no evidence of any elements, or does not give evidence of basic writing skills.

 

3 Final Product In order to receive a 3-point score, the project must:
  • Include a table of contents with the five required headings.
  • Include a cover.
  • Have neatly mounted articles.
  • Be colorful.
2   In order to receive a 2-point score, the project must:
  • Include a table of contents with three or four of the required headings.
  • Lack one of the required areas of cover, neatness, or color.
1   In order to receive a -point score, the project must:
  • Include a table of contents with one or two of the required headings.
  • Lack two of the required areas of cover, neatness, or color.
0   Project shows no evidence of any elements, or does not give evidence of an understanding of the concept.