The WPA provided jobs to needy men, women, and youth to work mostly on public construction projects. The agency also gave employment opportunities of struggling artists, writers, actors, and musicians. Many of those employed by the WPA were African Americans. RUBRIC FOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT Beginning Proficient Mastery Task (1-4 points) (5-8 points) (9-10 points) The student produced The student produced The student produced a museum exhibit that a museum exhibit that a museum exhibit that was incomplete and was partially complete Analytical use of was complete and contained serious and made moderately primary and thoroughly connected misunderstandings effective connections relevant, substantial secondary sources. when relating source when relating source source information to information to the information to the the Depression. Great Depression. Great Depression. The student generally The student The student did not and clearly explained exceptionally and clearly explain how how his/her selected clearly explained how Ability to interpret his/her selected sources illustrated the his/her selected sources to determine sources illustrated the characteristics of sources illustrated the characteristics of characteristics of people, places, or characteristics of people, places, or people, places, or events. The student’s people, places, or events. The student’s events. explanation was events. The student’s explanation was somewhat easy to explanation was easy difficult to follow. follow. to follow. The student’s ideas The student’s ideas The student’s ideas were expressed clearly were organized and Determining were unorganized and and few ideas are expressed clearly. relationships with not expressed clearly. organized. Few details There are multiple multiple causes or No details and historic and historic references details and historic references to cause effects. to causes and effects references to causes and effects were given. are made. and effects.
The WPA provided jobs to needy men, women, and youth to work mostly on public construction projects. The agency also gave employment opportunities of struggling artists, writers, actors, and musicians. Many of those employed by the WPA were African Americans. RUBRIC FOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT Task Beginning (1-4 points) Proficient (5-8 points) Mastery (9-10 points) Analytical use of primary and secondary sources. The student produced a museum exhibit that was incomplete and contained serious misunderstandings when relating source information to the Great Depression. The student produced a museum exhibit that was partially complete and made moderately effective connections when relating source information to the Great Depression. The student produced a museum exhibit that was complete and thoroughly connected relevant, substantial source information to the Depression. Ability to interpret sources to determine characteristics of people, places, or events. The student did not clearly explain how his/her selected sources illustrated the characteristics of people, places, or events. The student’s explanation was difficult to follow. The student generally and clearly explained how his/her selected sources illustrated the characteristics of people, places, or events. The student’s explanation was somewhat easy to follow. The student exceptionally and clearly explained how his/her selected sources illustrated the characteristics of people, places, or events. The student’s explanation was easy to follow. Determining relationships with multiple causes or effects. The student’s ideas were unorganized and not expressed clearly. No details and historic references to cause and effects were given. The student’s ideas were expressed clearly and few ideas are organized. Few details and historic references to causes and effects are made. The student’s ideas were organized and expressed clearly. There are multiple details and historic references to causes and effects.
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