history final 6
Final Exam
Use all of the social science skills you have learned in this course for both completing the final exam and in your future. Follow the directions for writing a Social Science essay. Incorporate Taking Sides, lecture, text and documentaries into your response to support your thesis. Be creative when taking a position and avoid 1st person, using quotes as a source of authority, and broad based generalized statements. The final exam for this course consists of your ability to response to a question associated with validity of a statement made by Fredrick Douglas in relationship to the American Civil War.
FINAL QUESTION:
“The cry of Free Men was raised, not for the extension of liberty to the black man, but for the protection of the liberty of the white.†–Assess the validity of Frederick Douglass’s statement with regard to the cause of The Civil War.
Rubric
SS Essay Rubric
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the paragraph begin with detailed historically accurate context associated with the topic question? |
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3.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the paragraph provide complexity which articulates different historian’s points of view on the topic? |
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2.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the paragraph contain an underlined Opinion- Because-3 Part Rational that does not contain 1st person references; states the author’s own opinion; contains a complex rational that can easily be expanded into three sub topics? |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIs the sub topic identified by structural indicators; does it clearly demonstrate how/why it proves a portion of the thesis rational; is the ST historically accurate?; does not contain vague/generalized statements? |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIs the sub topic identified by structural indicators; does it clearly demonstrate how/why it proves a portion of the thesis rational; is the ST historically accurate?; does not contain vague/generalized statements? |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIs the sub topic identified by structural indicators; does it clearly demonstrate how/why it proves a portion of the thesis rational; is the ST historically accurate?; does not contain vague/generalized statements? |
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5.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the topic sentence restate subtopic 1, taken directly for the thesis paragraph essay map and does the subtopic clearly demonstrate support for a portion of the thesis rational? |
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2.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the body paragraph include at least 3 specific examples that are clearly identified and linked to analysis that works to prove the topic sentence? Does the paragraph AVOID using secondary source quotes as evidence? |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the body paragraph contain detailed analysis linked to specific examples; Is the analysis provided original and not based on secondary sources? |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the topic sentence restate subtopic 2, taken directly for the thesis paragraph essay map and does the subtopic clearly demonstrate support for a portion of the thesis rational? |
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2.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the body paragraph include at least 3 specific examples that are clearly identified and linked to analysis that works to prove the topic sentence? Does the paragraph AVOID using secondary source quotes as evidence? |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the body paragraph contain detailed analysis linked to specific examples; Is the analysis provided original and not based on secondary sources? |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the topic sentence restate subtopic 3, taken directly for the thesis paragraph essay map and does the subtopic clearly demonstrate support for a portion of the thesis rational? |
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2.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the body paragraph include at least 3 specific examples that are clearly identified and linked to analysis that works to prove the topic sentence? Does the paragraph AVOID using secondary source quotes as evidence? |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the body paragraph contain detailed analysis linked to specific examples; Is the analysis provided original and not based on secondary sources? |
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10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDoes the conclusion articulate how/why the essay proved the thesis? |
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4.0 pts |
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Total Points: 100.0 |
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