DRAFT LDC Rubric Dimensions for History-Social Science HIGH SCHOOL Grades 9-12 Emerging Approaches Expectations Meets Expectations Advanced Includes disciplinary Briefly notes disciplinary Accurately presents disciplinary Integrates relevant and accurate Disciplinary content in explanations, but content relevant to the content relevant to the prompt disciplinary content with thorough Content understanding of content is prompt; shows basic or uneven with sufficient explanations that explanations that demonstrate in-depth [SELECT SPECIFIC weak; content is irrelevant, understanding of content with demonstrate understanding. understanding. CONTENT inappropriate, or minor errors in explanation. STANDARD(S) inaccurate. HERE.] Disciplinary Concepts [SELECT SPECIFIC DISCIPLINARY CONCEPT(S) RELEVANT TO THE TEACHING TASK.] Identifies changes or Explains changes or Accurately explains and Thoroughly, clearly, and accurately Continuity and continuities. continuities using specific classifies changes and explains and classifies changes and Change related examples from continuities over time using continuities over time using specific different time periods. specific comparable cases or comparable examples or cases. examples. AND Connects changes or continuities in one area to other areas. Cause and Effect Includes causes or effects of Explains causes and effects of Clearly explains reasonable Clearly explains reasonable and precise past events. past events or developments. relationships between multiple, relationships between multiple, complex complex causes and effects of causes and effects of past events. AND past events or developments. Evaluates their relative significance OR classifies causes to argue their relative significance. Introduces a source by Uses the date and origin of a Uses the dates and origins of Uses the dates and origins of sources Sourcing referring to its origin. source (e.g., intended sources (e.g., intended (intended audience, place, author), as audience, place, author), as audience, place, author), as appropriate, to accurately and fully appropriate, to interpret the appropriate, to accurately interpret sources and the authors’ source. interpret sources and the perspectives and purposes, and to discuss authors’ perspectives and the limitations of the sources. purposes.
DRAFT LDC Rubric Dimensions for History-Social Science HIGH SCHOOL Grades 9-12 Emerging Approaches Expectations Meets Expectations Advanced Disciplinary Content [SELECT SPECIFIC CONTENT STANDARD(S) HERE.] Includes disciplinary content in explanations, but understanding of content is weak; content is irrelevant, inappropriate, or inaccurate. Briefly notes disciplinary content relevant to the prompt; shows basic or uneven understanding of content with minor errors in explanation. Accurately presents disciplinary content relevant to the prompt with sufficient explanations that demonstrate understanding. Integrates relevant and accurate disciplinary content with thorough explanations that demonstrate in-depth understanding. Disciplinary Concepts [SELECT SPECIFIC DISCIPLINARY CONCEPT(S) RELEVANT TO THE TEACHING TASK.] Continuity and Change Identifies changes or continuities. Explains changes or continuities using specific related examples from different time periods. Accurately explains and classifies changes and continuities over time using specific comparable cases or examples. Thoroughly, clearly, and accurately explains and classifies changes and continuities over time using specific comparable examples or cases. AND Connects changes or continuities in one area to other areas. Cause and Effect Includes causes or effects of past events. Explains causes and effects of past events or developments. Clearly explains reasonable relationships between multiple, complex causes and effects of past events or developments. Clearly explains reasonable and precise relationships between multiple, complex causes and effects of past events. AND Evaluates their relative significance OR classifies causes to argue their relative significance. Sourcing Introduces a source by referring to its origin. Uses the date and origin of a source (e.g., intended audience, place, author), as appropriate, to interpret the source. Uses the dates and origins of sources (e.g., intended audience, place, author), as appropriate, to accurately interpret sources and the authors’ perspectives and purposes. Uses the dates and origins of sources (intended audience, place, author), as appropriate, to accurately and fully interpret sources and the authors’ perspectives and purposes, and to discuss the limitations of the sources.