History | Graded Assignment | More Ancient African Civilizations

Graded Assignment
More Ancient African Civilizations
Total Score: ____ of 50 points

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Refer to the rubric at the end of this assignment for details on how you will be graded.
Compose an Essay
Your essay will be a comparison of two of the lesser-known Ancient African civilizations that you just read about.
Your essay should
 Be 4-5 paragraphs in length.
 Briefly summarize the pros and cons of each civilization.
 Briefly summarize why they are important.
Feel free to use the work you did in your History Journal to help with your essay. Review the lesson content. In
your essay you should support your points using evidence from the lesson and the material you just read.
[Type your answer here.]

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Graded Assignment Rubric

More Ancient African Civilizations
Total Possible Score: 50 points

Content
(Score: ___ of 32 points)

Objective 104283 : Describe locations, key people, events, and/or characteristics of Ancient African civilizations.

Score 26–32 points 17–25 points 9–16 points 0–8 points

Level Exemplary Proficient Emerging Not evident
Scoring present a deep and presents an adequate somewhat compares mentions features
notes thorough comparison of comparison the two the two lesser-known of two lesser-
two lesser-known lesser-known ancient ancient African known ancient
ancient African African civilizations, civilizations, such as African civilizations
civilizations, such as the such as the Nok the Nok culture, but does not
Nok culture, Ghana, culture, Ghana, Mali, Ghana, Mali, Meroe, compare them;
Mali, Meroe, or Aksum; Meroe, or Aksum; or Aksum; work is work includes
work is factually work is factually factually accurate factual
accurate and clearly accurate and inaccuracies; or no
summarizes the pros adequately assignment turned
and cons of the summarizes the pros in
civilizations compared and cons of the
and explains why they civilizations compared
are important and explains why they
are important

Citations
(Score: ___ of 18 points)

Objective 104931 : Relevant, sufficient, and well-chosen evidence supports the reasons, claims, or concepts.

Score 15–18 points 11–14 points 5–10 points 0–4 points

Level Exemplary Proficient Emerging Not evident
Scoring cites and precisely cites and integrates cites well-chosen does not cite
notes integrates relevant, relevant, sufficient, and evidence from the evidence or does
sufficient, and well- well-chosen evidence material to support not turn in
chosen evidence from from material to comparison but support assignment
material to support the support the comparison is not integrated
comparison

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