Timeline : History of Chocolate
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CATEGORY
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and Capitalization
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Spelling and capitalization were checked by another student and are
correct throughout.
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mostly correct .
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Spelling and capitalization were mostly correct, but were not checked
by another student.
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Content/Facts
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Facts were accurate for all events reported on the timeline.
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Facts were accurate for almost all events reported on the timeline.
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Facts were accurate for most (~75%) of the events reported on the
timeline.
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Facts were often inaccurate for events reported on the timeline.
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Fonts
and Colors
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The use of font styles and colors is consistent and shows a logical
pattern. It helps organize the material.
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The use of font styles and colors is consistent and shows a logical
pattern for the most part. It helps organize the material somewhat.
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The use of font styles and colors is consistent , but is not used
effectively to organize.
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The use of font styles and colors is not consistent OR detracts from
the organization.
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Readability
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The overall appearance of the timeline is pleasing and easy to read.
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The overall appearance of the timeline is somewhat pleasing and easy
to read.
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The timeline is relatively readable.
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The timeline is difficult to read.
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Title
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The timeline has a creative title that accurately describes the
material and is easy to locate.
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The timeline has an effective title that accurately describes the
material and is easy to locate.
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The timeline has a title that is easy to locate.
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The title is missing or difficult to locate.
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Dates
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An accurate, complete date has been included for each event.
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An accurate, complete date has been included for almost every event.
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An accurate date has been included for almost every event.
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Dates are inaccurate and/or missing for several events.
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Learning
of Content
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The student can accurately describe 75% (or more) of the events on the
timeline without refering to it and can quickly determine which of two
events occurred first.
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The student can accurately describe 50% of the events on the timeline
without refering to it and can quickly determine which of two events
occurred first.
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The student can describe any event on the timeline if allowed to refer
to it and can determine which of two events occurred first.
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The student cannot use the timeline effectively to describe events nor
to compare events.
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- The first certified cocoa plantation in history is set up by the Mayas in Yucatan. 900-1400 Aztecs trade with Mayan. Used beans as money. Both Mayan and Aztec used as offering to gods. 1502 - Christopher Columbus brings the first cocoa beans to Europe as a present for Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. The beans are ignored. 1519 - Montezuma, ruler of the Aztecs, offers a cold cocoa drink to the Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez. 1600-1800 - People become slaves to work in cacao plantations in Europe 1606 - Antonio Carletti brings cocoa back to Europe, thus terminating the chocolate monopoly of the Spaniards. 1615 - Maria Theresia of Spain presents chocolate to Louis XIV of France as a present for his engagement. Also Queen Ann of France declares chocolate as the drink of France. 1630 - Chocolate is sold in Italy 1747 - Friedrich the Great of Prussia prohibits the peddling of chocolate. 1765 - Chocolate first
manufactured in the U.S. by Milton Lower Mills. 1819 - Francois Louis Cailler first in Switzerland. 1828 - C.J. Van Houten , Dutch, invents a cocoa press which makes it
possible to lower prices and, hence, allowing mass production of
chocolate. 1867 - Jean Tobler opens factory in Switzerland. 1879 Rodolphe Lindt adds cacao butter to chocolate to make first bar. 1881- Daniel Peter and Henry
Nestle make first chocolate drink made with condensed milk. 1913 - Jules Sechaud produces the first chocolate candies in Montreux, Switzerland. Today - In the USA the annual consumption of chocolate averages 11 pounds per head. |
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