Introduces a disciplinary lens Introduces an appropriate Applies an appropriate Applies an appropriate disciplinary lens Use Disciplinary (concepts, knowledge, disciplinary lens (concepts, disciplinary lens (concepts, (concepts, knowledge, reasoning, tools) Lenses reasoning, tools) to explain or knowledge, reasoning, tools) to knowledge, reasoning, tools) in to explain or argue in a precise or (Economic, Civic, argue, but application is explain or argue. explicit and accurate ways to nuanced way, while acknowledging the Historical, or inaccurate or irrelevant. explain or argue. limitations of that lens. Geographic) Understand Identifies perspective of Accurately identifies Accurately discusses in detail Accurately discusses in detail people in the past or author(s). perspective of people in the perspective(s) of people in the perspective(s) of people in the past or Perspectives past or author(s), and factors past or author(s) and explains author(s), and explains how interacting that influence those how interacting contextual contextual factors influence those perspectives. factors influence those perspectives. perspectives. AND Considers representativeness of particular perspective OR identifies a missing perspective. Relies on one source to Uses multiple sources to Makes explicit connections Makes significant and nuanced Corroborate support ideas or claims. support specific ideas or between sources by comparing connections between sources by Sources claims, without explicitly or contrasting information, comparing and contrasting information, comparing sources or perspectives, and/or origins to perspectives, and/or origins to evidence. support specific ideas or claims. strengthen, refine, or explain limitations of specific ideas or claims. Explain a Social Discusses a social problem Defines and explains a social Clearly defines and explains a Clearly, thoroughly, and precisely generally, using a relevant problem, generally identifying social problem, identifying defines and analyzes a social problem to Problem example. its characteristics or causes, specific characteristics and understand its characteristics and using relevant examples. causes, using relevant examples causes, using multiple significant of the problem from different examples from different contexts. Identifies an opportunity or contexts. challenge in addressing the Describes opportunities or problem. challenges in addressing Clearly explains and prioritizes problem. Explains opportunities and opportunities and challenges in challenges in addressing addressing problem. problem.
Use Disciplinary Lenses (Economic, Civic, Historical, or Geographic) Introduces a disciplinary lens (concepts, knowledge, reasoning, tools) to explain or argue, but application is inaccurate or irrelevant. Introduces an appropriate disciplinary lens (concepts, knowledge, reasoning, tools) to explain or argue. Applies an appropriate disciplinary lens (concepts, knowledge, reasoning, tools) in explicit and accurate ways to explain or argue. Applies an appropriate disciplinary lens (concepts, knowledge, reasoning, tools) to explain or argue in a precise or nuanced way, while acknowledging the limitations of that lens. Understand Perspectives Identifies perspective of people in the past or author(s). Accurately identifies perspective of people in the past or author(s), and factors that influence those perspectives. Accurately discusses in detail perspective(s) of people in the past or author(s) and explains how interacting contextual factors influence those perspectives. Accurately discusses in detail perspective(s) of people in the past or author(s), and explains how interacting contextual factors influence those perspectives. AND Considers representativeness of particular perspective OR identifies a missing perspective. Corroborate Sources Relies on one source to support ideas or claims. Uses multiple sources to support specific ideas or claims, without explicitly comparing sources or evidence. Makes explicit connections between sources by comparing or contrasting information, perspectives, and/or origins to support specific ideas or claims. Makes significant and nuanced connections between sources by comparing and contrasting information, perspectives, and/or origins to strengthen, refine, or explain limitations of specific ideas or claims. Explain a Social Problem Discusses a social problem generally, using a relevant example. Identifies an opportunity or challenge in addressing the problem. Defines and explains a social problem, generally identifying its characteristics or causes, using relevant examples. Describes opportunities or challenges in addressing problem. Clearly defines and explains a social problem, identifying specific characteristics and causes, using relevant examples of the problem from different contexts. Explains opportunities and challenges in addressing problem. Clearly, thoroughly, and precisely defines and analyzes a social problem to understand its characteristics and causes, using multiple significant examples from different contexts. Clearly explains and prioritizes opportunities and challenges in addressing problem.