Point of View and Historical Frame of Reference Rubric
Standard:
Social Studies skill: The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected
to use correct social studies terminology to explain historical concepts.
Identify and support with historical evidence a point of view on a social studies issue or event.
Use correct social studies terminology to explain historical concepts.
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The student identifies
how their historical
frame of reference
influences their point of
view. The student
includes these two
terms in their response.
They clearly and
articulately explain how
their frame of reference
influences their point of
view by providing a
specific illustrating
example of how their
frame of reference has
influenced their point of
view on a particular
event or issue. The
student contrasts their
view with the view
someone else might
have of the same event
or issue who has a
different frame of
reference. The
student’s sentences are
coherent. The student
uses proper paragraph
format with three of
fewer mistakes in
spelling, punctuation
and grammar.
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The student identifies
how their historical
frame of reference
influences their point of
view. The student
includes these two
terms in their response.
They clearly explain
how their frame of
reference influences
their point of view by
providing a specific
illustrating example of
how their frame of
reference has
influenced their point of
view on a particular
event or issue. The
student’s sentences are
coherent. The student
uses proper paragraph
format.
2
The student identifies
how their historical
frame of reference
influences their point of
view. The student
includes the use of
these two terms in
their paragraph. The
student’s sentences are
coherent. The student
uses proper paragraph
format.
1
The student attempts
to identify how their
historical frame of
reference influences
their point of view. The
student does not
include the use of these
two terms in their
response or uses them
incorrectly. It is unclear
how their frame of
reference influences
their point of view. The
student’s sentences are
not coherent and lack
proper structure. The
student does not use
proper paragraph
format.
Social Studies skill: The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms.
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3
2
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The Student includes
five illustrations that
describe their frame of
reference and five
illustrations that
describe their historical
context. Each
illustration has a
caption which provides
additional information
about the event. The
captions are legible,
coherent, and written
in complete sentences
with proper
punctuation.
Illustrations are neat,
colored, and clearly
convey the event being
described in the
caption. They layout of
the students work is
organized, spaced out
appropriately on the
page and the overall
appearance is of high
quality.
The Student includes
five illustrations that
describe their frame of
reference and five
illustrations that
describe their historical
context. Each
illustration has a
caption which provides
additional information
about the event. The
captions are legible,
coherent, and written
in complete sentences
with proper
punctuation.
Illustrations are neat
and clearly convey the
event being described
in the caption.
The Student includes
five illustrations that
describe their frame of
reference and five
illustrations that
describe their historical
context. Each
illustration has a
caption which provides
additional information
about the event. The
captions are coherent
and readable.
The does not include
five illustrations that
describe their frame of
reference or five
illustrations that
describe their historical
context. The student
does not include
captions for all of the
illustrations or the
captions are incoherent
or unreadable.
Write a paragraph that explains point of view and historical frame of reference, as you have shown in
your piece of art. Your paragraph should be a minimum of 6 sentences, including a topic sentence
and a conclusion, as well as 4 body sentences that address the guidelines listed below. If you want
to expand further on any of the points, please feel free to do so. This paragraph should be written
on the back of your artwork. This paragraph addresses the issues/ideas/events that you have drawn
on your artwork.
1. Topic sentence __________________________________________________________
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2. Explain how your picture shows historical frame of reference ______________________
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3. Explain how your picture shows point of view __________________________________
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4. Give an example (from your picture) of how your frame of reference on a particular event or
issue has influenced your point of view _______________________________________
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5. Describe how somebody else with a different frame of reference might have a different point
of view about that same event or issue _______________________________________
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6. Concluding sentence ______________________________________________________
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Below, write your completed paragraph