PAT RUBRIC: Westward Expansion Category 4 3 2 1 Score Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Approaching Below Expectations Expectations Content All supportive facts and Most supportive facts and Some supportive facts Supportive facts and details are written details are written and details are written details are NOT written accurately. accurately. accurately. accurately. Demonstrates substantial Demonstrates acceptable Demonstrates a few Demonstrates many use of primary sources to use of primary sources to errors when using critical errors when identify change for find identify the change for primary sources to using primary sources to Basic Skills different groups of different groups of identify the change for identify the change for Americans, the land and Americans, the land and different groups of different groups of the economy during the economy during Americans, the land and Americans, the land and Westward Expansion. Westward Expansion. the economy during the economy during Westward Expansion. Westward Expansion. Thoroughly analyzes Makes a credible effort Makes little effort to Fails to analyze information from the to analyze information analyze information. information to give Analysis/Interpretation documents to draw from some of the Gives weak or superficial conclusions about the Skills meaningful conclusions documents to draw conclusions about the geographic, social, about the geographic, meaningful conclusions geographic, social, political, economic, and social, political, economic, about the geographic, political, economic, and technological changes and technological changes social, political, economic, technological changes that took place due to that took place due to and technological that took place due to Westward Expansion. Westward Expansion. changes that took place Westward Expansion. due to Westward Expansion. Cites and elaborates Cites evidence from given Cites some evidence Cites no evidence from evidence from given documents but does not from the given the given documents. Application/Synthesis documents to develop an elaborate on the documents to develop a Skills in-depth exhibit sign information. Develops an weak exhibit sign Fails to develop an depicting the overall adequate exhibit sign depicting the overall exhibit sign depicting the impact of Westward depicting the overall impact of Westward overall impact of Expansion on the United impact of Westward Expansion on the United Westward Expansion on States. Expansion on the United States. the United States. States. Exhibit sign is informative Exhibit sign is Exhibit sign is somewhat Exhibit sign is and reflective of impact of informative. It is informative, but is unorganized with Westward Expansion. It is organized with clearly poorly organized with irrelevant statements and Communication Skills well organized using a stated ordinary ideas. few unclear, restated images. variety of sources, and ideas. includes clearly stated, complex ideas.
PAT RUBRIC: Westward Expansion Category 4 Exceeds Expectations 3 Meets Expectations 2 Approaching Expectations 1 Below Expectations Score Content All supportive facts and details are written accurately. Most supportive facts and details are written accurately. Some supportive facts and details are written accurately. Supportive facts and details are NOT written accurately. Basic Skills Demonstrates substantial use of primary sources to identify change for different groups of Americans, the land and the economy during Westward Expansion. Demonstrates acceptable use of primary sources to find identify the change for different groups of Americans, the land and the economy during Westward Expansion. Demonstrates a few errors when using primary sources to identify the change for different groups of Americans, the land and the economy during Westward Expansion. Demonstrates many critical errors when using primary sources to identify the change for different groups of Americans, the land and the economy during Westward Expansion. Analysis/Interpretation Skills Thoroughly analyzes information from the documents to draw meaningful conclusions about the geographic, social, political, economic, and technological changes that took place due to Westward Expansion. Makes a credible effort to analyze information from some of the documents to draw meaningful conclusions about the geographic, social, political, economic, and technological changes that took place due to Westward Expansion. Makes little effort to analyze information. Gives weak or superficial conclusions about the geographic, social, political, economic, and technological changes that took place due to Westward Expansion. Fails to analyze information to give conclusions about the geographic, social, political, economic, and technological changes that took place due to Westward Expansion. Application/Synthesis Skills Cites and elaborates evidence from given documents to develop an in-depth exhibit sign depicting the overall impact of Westward Expansion on the United States. Cites evidence from given documents but does not elaborate on the information. Develops an adequate exhibit sign depicting the overall impact of Westward Expansion on the United States. Cites some evidence from the given documents to develop a weak exhibit sign depicting the overall impact of Westward Expansion on the United States. Cites no evidence from the given documents. Fails to develop an exhibit sign depicting the overall impact of Westward Expansion on the United States. Communication Skills Exhibit sign is informative and reflective of impact of Westward Expansion. It is well organized using a variety of sources, and includes clearly stated, complex ideas. Exhibit sign is informative. It is organized with clearly stated ordinary ideas. Exhibit sign is somewhat informative, but is poorly organized with few unclear, restated ideas. Exhibit sign is unorganized with irrelevant statements and images.
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