OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE
Imagine you are a historian from the distant future writing about America today. Choose and
explain one historical source, geographic theme, and cultural trait you would use to understand
American civilization. Provide a specific example for each.
ADVANCED (4)
- Response meets all criteria for proficient
- Provides an additional example of an historical source, geographic theme, and cultural trait
or
Writes a Big Idea about how history, geography, and culture are used to understand the past
PROFICIENT (3)
- Explains one historical source and provides a specific example
- Explains one geographic theme and provides a specific example
- Explains one cultural trait and provides a specific example
PROGRESSING (2)
- Response meets at least 2 of the Proficient criteria
BEGINNING (1)
- Response meets fewer than 2 of the Proficient criteria
- Task to be repeated after re-teaching (only on post-CFA)