Lewis & Clark Rubric

 

Montana Government Studies - Indian/White Relations in the 19th Century American West

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

 

Criteria

Levels of Mastery

NOVICE

PROFICIENT

 

ADVANCED

 

Understanding

 

 

 

·          Makes effort to complete the assignment; the end result of paper may be incomplete; and/or paper lacks historical accuracy

·          Paper shows that the student has a broad understanding of the major concepts and an adequate knowledge of historical accuracy.

·         The paper shows a deep understanding of the major concepts and possesses exceptional historical accuracy.

Brainstorming

Web

·          Web shows incomplete or inadequate planning and/or metacognition.

 

·          Web displays competence in planning and metacognition.

·          Web displays thorough use of metacognition and planning.

Graphic

Organizer

 

 


Map Construction

 

 

 

 


Essential Questions

 

 

 

·          Event(s) chronologically inaccurate.

 

·          Inaccurate depiction of historical geography.

 

·          Incomplete use of cultural mores, customs;  faulty prediction of outcomes; and/or inaccurate or missing comparisons and contrasts.                                

 

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·          Fails to adequately answer essential questions and/or contains many mechanical errors.

·          Event(s) chronology thoroughly understood.

·          Adequate depiction of historical geography.

 

·          Good use of cultural mores; customs; good predictions of outcomes; and good comparisons and contrasts.

 

 

·          Adequately answers assignment’s essential questions and contains few mechanical errors.

·          Precise understanding of chronology of events.

·          Complete understanding of historical geography.

 

·          Exceptional use of cultural mores and customs; exceptional predictions of outcomes; and exceptional comparisons and contrasts.

 

·          Assignment’s essential questions thoroughly answered and contain very few mechanical errors.

 

NOTE: This rubric is your final grade UNLESS you choose to improve your grades by noting my comments and         correcting your assignment and utilizing “Three Before Me” editing.