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Heritage and Civilizations
	With teacher assistance, student is able to examine how environment, society and technology were related in early civilizations	With some assistance, student is able to examine how environment, society and technology were related in early civilizations	Student is able to examine how environment, society and technology were related in early civilizations	Student is able to examine how environment, society and technology were related in early civilizations consistently.
	Student compares maps of early civilizations with modern maps with difficulty.	Student compares maps of early civilizations with modern maps with limited difficulty.	Student compares maps of early civilizations with modern maps.	Student compares maps of early civilizations with modern maps proficiently.
	With frequent assistance, student is able to communicate information about early communities using a variety of sources.	Student is able to inconsistently communicate information about early communities using a variety of sources	Student is able to independently communicate information about early communities using a variety of sources.	Student is able to expertly communicate information about early communities using a variety of sources.
	Student incompletely demonstrated an understanding of some of the values and beliefs on which life in early civilizations was based.	Student occasionally demonstrated an understanding of some of the values and beliefs on which life in early civilizations was based.	Student demonstrated a complete understanding of some of the values and beliefs on which life in early civilizations was based.	Student demonstrated an extensive understanding of some of the values and beliefs on which life in early civilizations was based.
Oral Visual Communication
	With difficulty, the student expressed and responded to ideas and opinions of others concisely, clearly and appropriately.	Simplistically the student expressed and responded to ideas and opinions of others concisely, clearly and appropriately.	Proficiently, the student expressed and responded to ideas and opinions of others concisely, clearly and appropriately.	Insightfully, the student expressed and responded to ideas and opinions of others concisely, clearly and appropriately.