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Students can form questions that

encourage critical thinking and curiosity in order to guide understanding of concepts.

• Student develops their own questions that leads to new and/or meaningful learning and may reflect advancement of ideas or concepts.

• The majority of student questions are open and shows extended thinking and understanding.

• Questions developed are thoughtful and show critical thinking skills, with responses leading towards deeper understanding.

• Student questions attempt to lead to new and meaningful learning and are relevant but general.

   

• Some student questions are open, while some are closed. Some questions show extended thinking.

• Responses to questions might allow for some deep understanding.

• Student questions reflect basic understanding of content but do not lead to new and meaningful learning and/or are not vital to understanding the concepts.

   

• The majority of student questions show general understanding and/or recall of information.

   

   

• Responses to questions would be irrelevant and/or show minimal progression towards deeper understanding.

   

• The majority of student questions are closed and can be answered in the text.

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Students can gather relevant information from multiple sources from using origin, authority, structure, context and corroborative value of the sources; Identify evidence that draws information from multiple sources to support claims.

• Student gathers information from a variety of quality electronic and print sources and databases. Primary sources were included (if appropriate)

   

• Student selects the best sources to gather and select information which support specific claims, as well as allows for interpretations, and analyses.

   

• Student can verify and validate the source(s) of the information as credible, complete, relevant by identifying purpose and perspective.

   

• All data is associated with a source. Citations and/or bibliography follow appropriate format.

• Student gathers information from a variety sources- print and electronic.

   

• Student selects relevant sources to gather and select information to support reasonable, but general claims and may allow for interpretation and analyses.

   

• Student can verify and validate sources of information as credible, complete, and relevant by identifying the origin (author, place and date).

   

• Most data is associated with a source. Citations and/or bibliography are incorrectly formatted.

• Student gathers information from a limited range of sources.

   

• Student selects related sources of information however sources do not support claims.

   

• Student does not verify and validate sources of information as credible, complete, and relevant by identifying the origin (author, the place and date).

   

• Data is not associated with a source. Citations and/or bibliography are incomplete.

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Students can construct explanations using reasoning, sequence, examples and details with relevant information and data; present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly, concisely and logically.

• Provides insightful explanations, draws logical conclusions, and shows thoughtful reflection that demonstrates how evidence supports answers and opinions.
• Explanations clearly show the connections between materials presented or gathered and a thorough grasp of concept presented.

• Provides broad explanations of how evidence supports answers and opinions.
• --Explanations show general connections between materials presented or gathered and demonstrates sufficient understanding of concept.

• Provides an incorrect explanation and/or does not elaborate beyond literal or superficial analysis.

• Explanations show little connections between materials presented or gathered and shows basic understanding of concept presented.

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Students can describe the early civilizations and the impact on the modern world, explain probable causes and effects of events and developments, explain connections between the physical and human characteristics of a region and the cultures living there, analyze the ways in which cultural and environmental characteristics vary among various regions of the world.

• Demonstrates consistent, thorough, and insightful understanding of:

- ancient civilizations and their impact on the world

-probable cause and effect relationships of events and developments

- making connections between physical and human characteristics of a region and the cultures living there

-the ways in which cultural and environmental characteristics vary among various regions of the world

• Demonstrates adequate and capable understanding of:

- ancient civilizations and their impact on the world

-probable cause and effect relationships of events and developments

- making connections between physical and human characteristics of a region and the cultures living there

-the ways in which cultural and environmental characteristics vary among various regions of the world

• Demonstrates inconsistent, literal and general understanding of:

- ancient civilizations and their impact on the world

-probable cause and effect relationships of events and developments

- making connections between physical and human characteristics of a region and the cultures living there

-the ways in which cultural and environmental characteristics vary among various regions of the world