Spirit of Independence Essay
(End of American Revolution Assessment)
Chose one of the following essays to write:
Essay 1
Paragraph 1 – Introduction and background information on the Declaration of Independence
Paragraph 2 – Principle/Ideal #1 and how it impacts the U.S. today
Paragraph 3 - Principle/Ideal #2 and how it impacts the U.S. today
Paragraph 4 - Principle/Ideal #3 and how it impacts the U.S. today
Paragraph 5 - Principle/Ideal #4 and how it impacts the U.S. today
Paragraph 6 – Conclusion
Essay 2
Paragraph 1 – Introduction
Paragraph 2 – Define a political movement and describe at least two specific examples of political
events and describe how the examples pushed the colonists toward revolution.
Paragraph 3 - Define a social movement and describe at least two specific examples of social events
and describe how the examples pushed the colonists toward revolution.
Paragraph 4 - Define an economic movement and describe at least two specific examples of
economic events and describe how the examples pushed the colonists toward revolution.
Paragraph 5 - Conclusion
Essay 1 will be Graded Using the Following Rubric:
CIVICS 1.1.1 - Name the key ideals and principles in the Declaration of Independence and provide your
best examples of how apply to you today.
4 - (40-31 Points)
3 - (30-26 Points)
2 - (25-11 Points)
1 - (10-0 Points)
I can analyze, evaluate
I can analyze key ideals
and provide several
and principles in the
I can explain key ideals I can name some key
examples of how key
Declaration of
and principles in the
ideals and principles in
ideals and principles in
Independence and
Declaration of
the Declaration of
the Declaration of
make connections to
Independence.
Independence.
Independence apply to
how they apply to me
me today.
today.
Essay 2 will be Graded Using the Following Rubric:
HISTORY 4.2.1 - Provide your best example of a social, economic, and political movement of the 1770s
and evaluate their impact on the Revolutionary War.
4 - (40-31 Points)
3 - (30-26 Points)
2 - (25-11 Points)
1 - (10-0 Points)
I can analyze and
I can explain the
provide examples of
various social,
the various social,
economic, and
I can describe some
I can define social,
economic, and political political movements of social, economic, and
economic and political
movements of the
the 1770s and evaluate political movements of
movements.
1770s and evaluate
their impact on the
the 1770s.
their impact on the
Revolutionary
Revolutionary War.
War.