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HIS 100 Theme 1: Questioning History: Learning Block 1-4 Short Response Rubric Prompt: After reviewing Zinn’s and Schweikart’s personal assumptions, beliefs, and values through excerpts from their historical writing, respond to the following questions:

 What do you believe to be the major distinctions between the two’s personal assumptions, beliefs, and values?

 What do you believe to be the major distinctions in their interpretations of history?

 Do you notice any biases? If so, what are they? Guidelines for Submission: Respond to all three questions. Each response should be two to three sentences in length.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Focus of Response Provides focused and direct reflection

to answer questions posed Provides reflection, but the focus is unclear or unrelated to the questions posed

Does not provide a reflection 40

Length of Response Answers provided are two to three sentences in length

Answers provided are only one sentence in length

Does not provide answers 30

Communicates Clearly Clearly communicates key ideas and thoughts in a short answer response

Response needs clarification in order to support understanding of key ideas and thoughts

Response is not legible and key ideas or thoughts are not understandable

30

Total 100%