Outstanding Developed Competent Underdeveloped Selected two quality sources Selected two quality sources Selected two sources of Some evidence that the of information from expert or of information, but may not information, but reliability or student struggled to select authoritative sources. be from expert or usefulness isn’t clear. Sources appropriate sources of authoritative sources. may lack enough detail. information. Evidence of research and thinking is very clear and well Evidence of research and Evidence of research is Research is not well documented with notes or a thinking is clear, but may be present, but not consistently documented; little evidence of completed organizer. missing some minor details. documented. student’s thinking is present. Factors in the society’s Factors in the society’s Factors in the society’s Factors in the society’s collapse are identified clearly collapse are identified and collapse are identified but collapse are not clear. and their significance is well explained. significance is not clear. reasoned and analyzed. Reasons may simply be listed, with limited analysis. Demonstrates expert Demonstrates some expert Knowledge is evident but Knowledge is not sufficiently knowledge of the topic. knowledge but may contain either lacks consistent detail developed. some minor errors or slight or contains some major Terms and concepts are used inaccuracies. factual inaccuracies. accurately. Findings are presented Findings are well presented Findings are presented but Findings are not effectively. and convincing, but may show some lack of planning communicated effectively. overlook something in and preparation. are not Little evidence of planning and Judgments are very planning that affects the consistently communicated preparation. convincing. quality of the judgments. well. Presentation includes Presentation makes some Presentation some Presentation makes few if any discussion of long-term connections to our own connections to our own connections to our society. consequences of the society’s actions and decisions today. actions and decisions today, collapse and makes some but they are not clear; vague connections to the potential or not convincing. impact of our own actions and decisions today.
Outstanding Developed Competent Underdeveloped Selected two quality sources of information from expert or authoritative sources. Evidence of research and thinking is very clear and well documented with notes or a completed organizer. Selected two quality sources of information, but may not be from expert or authoritative sources. Evidence of research and thinking is clear, but may be missing some minor details. Selected two sources of information, but reliability or usefulness isn’t clear. Sources may lack enough detail. Evidence of research is present, but not consistently documented. Some evidence that the student struggled to select appropriate sources of information. Research is not well documented; little evidence of student’s thinking is present. Factors in the society’s collapse are identified clearly and their significance is well reasoned and analyzed. Factors in the society’s collapse are identified and explained. Factors in the society’s collapse are identified but significance is not clear. Reasons may simply be listed, with limited analysis. Factors in the society’s collapse are not clear. Demonstrates expert knowledge of the topic. Terms and concepts are used accurately. Demonstrates some expert knowledge but may contain some minor errors or slight inaccuracies. Knowledge is evident but either lacks consistent detail or contains some major factual inaccuracies. Knowledge is not sufficiently developed. Findings are presented effectively. Judgments are very convincing. Findings are well presented and convincing, but may overlook something in planning that affects the quality of the judgments. Findings are presented but show some lack of planning and preparation. are not consistently communicated well. Findings are not communicated effectively. Little evidence of planning and preparation. Presentation includes discussion of long-term consequences of the society’s collapse and makes some connections to the potential impact of our own actions and decisions today. Presentation makes some connections to our own actions and decisions today. Presentation some connections to our own actions and decisions today, but they are not clear; vague or not convincing. Presentation makes few if any connections to our society.
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