3.5 80-89% Student’s performance reflects exceptional facility with some, but not all Level 4 learning targets. 3 70-79% Student’s performance reflects success on learning targets. all Level 3 Learning Goal 2.5 60-69% Student’s performance reflects success on some, but not all, Level 3 learning targets 2 50-59% Student’s performance reflects success on all Level 2 learning targets. 1.5 40-49% Student’s performance reflects success on some but not all Level 2 learning targets 1 20-39% Student’s performance reflects insufficient progress towards foundational skills and knowledge. DBQ Topic: Score Document-Based Question Essays Conversion In addition to meeting the learning goal, the long essay response, distinguishes the historical interpretation from 4 7 opposing interpretations using prior knowledge or acknowledges that the situation is nuanced and to some degree ambiguous. 3.5 6 Student’s performance meets all of the learning goal and hit some of the Level 4 learning targets. Students demonstrate they have the ability to: 3A State a relevant thesis that addresses all parts of the question. 3 – 5 3B Support the thesis by historical evidence in an organized, cohesive way. – Learning Goal 3C -- Support the thesis with evidence from all, or all but one, of the documents. 3D Support the thesis with analysis of historical examples outside the documents. – 3E Connect historical themes relevant to your argument to broader events or processes (contextualization). – 2.5 4 Student’s performance reflects success on some but not all Level 3 learning targets. A level 2 document-based question fails to meet the learning goal in two areas: 2 3 2A - Thesis 2B - Organization
3.5 Student’s performance reflects exceptional facility with some, but not all Level 4 learning targets. 80-89% 3 Learning Goal Student’s performance reflects success on all Level 3 learning targets. 70-79% 2.5 Student’s performance reflects success on some, but not all, Level 3 learning targets 60-69% 2 Student’s performance reflects success on all Level 2 learning targets. 50-59% 1.5 Student’s performance reflects success on some but not all Level 2 learning targets 40-49% 1 Student’s performance reflects insufficient progress towards foundational skills and knowledge. 20-39% Topic: Document-Based Question Essays DBQ Score Conversion 4 In addition to meeting the learning goal, the long essay response, distinguishes the historical interpretation from opposing interpretations using prior knowledge or acknowledges that the situation is nuanced and to some degree ambiguous. 7 3.5 Student’s performance meets all of the learning goal and hit some of the Level 4 learning targets. 6 3 Learning Goal Students demonstrate they have the ability to: 3A – State a relevant thesis that addresses all parts of the question. 3B – Support the thesis by historical evidence in an organized, cohesive way. 3C -- Support the thesis with evidence from all, or all but one, of the documents. 3D – Support the thesis with analysis of historical examples outside the documents. 3E – Connect historical themes relevant to your argument to broader events or processes (contextualization). 5 2.5 Student’s performance reflects success on some but not all Level 3 learning targets. 4 2 A level 2 document-based question fails to meet the learning goal in two areas: 2A - Thesis 2B - Organization 3
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