American History Summative Assessment Rubric :

Exceeds Meets Approaching Below

C 4- The student…can 3- The student … can 2- The student… can 1- The student
o evaluate analyze concepts in summarize or …demonstrates
n predictions, and order to make reasonable demonstrate an little
c arguments using and defensible understanding of the understanding of
e the concept.
the concept and predictions. concept.
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supporting can draw inferences can explain the
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u evidence in order that show an concept showing an
a to make choices or understanding of the understanding of some
l explain courses of connections the concept of the connections to
U action.will has to the subject matter. the subject matter
n transfer concepts currently being taught.
d and make
e connections
r independently.
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 4- The student… 3 – The student… uses 2 – The student… uses 1-The student…
C uses a wide range terminology accurately some terminology demonstrates little
o of terminology and appropriately accurately and understanding of
n accurately and uses relevant facts to appropriately. uses the content.
t appropriately. show understanding mostly relevant facts
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uses detailed through accurate and usually shows
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relevant facts to descriptions, understanding
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K show explanations and through descriptions,
n understanding examples. explanations and
o through accurate examples.
w descriptions,
l explanations and
e examples.
d transfers content
g and makes
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connections
independently.

P 4 - The 3 –The student… 2 - The student… 1 - The student…

r student…communi communicates Communicates Communicates
e cates information information that is information that is information that
s that is always relevant. uses a mostly relevant. may not always be
e relevant. structure appropriate to attempts to structure relevant.
n organizes the task and sequences and sequence the work attempts to
t information into a the content logically. but is not always structure the work,
a well-developed presents and expresses successful. but it may be
- and logical ideas clearly. presents and expresses unclear and/or
t sequence, pays attention to the in a way that is inappropriate as
i appropriate to the audience and purpose in occasionally unclear. required by the
o format required or terms of appropriate utilizes language format.
n chosen. language, style and inappropriate to the presents in a way
presents and visual representation. if purpose and audience. that is unclear and
a expresses in a communicating in a if communicating in a imprecise.
n clear, concise, written format, uses written format, if communicating
d effective, and language conventions in misuses language in a written
possibly creative a manner which does not conventions in a format, misuses
C manner. interfere with manner which may language
o uses language, understanding. interfere with conventions in a
m style, and visual understanding. manner which
m representation interferes with
u always understanding.
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i audience and the
- format. if
c communicating in
a a written format,
t uses language
i conventions in a
o manner which
n does not interfere
with
o understanding.
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