Social Studies Middle School Guide

Student Work Rubric Content Understanding Dimension Options for C3 History/Social Studies: Grades 9–12

Use one or more of these as your “Disciplinary Content Understanding” dimension in the Grades 9–12 Argumentation or Informational/Explanatory Student Work Rubrics.

APPROACHES EXPECTATIONS

MEETS EXPECTATIONS

EMERGING

ADVANCED

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS [SELECT SPECIFIC CONTENT STANDARD(S) HERE.]

Includes disciplinary content in explanations, but understanding of content is weak; content is irrelevant, inappropriate, or inaccurate.

Briefly notes disciplinary content relevant to the prompt; shows basic or uneven understanding of content with minor errors in explanation.

Integrates relevant and accurate disciplinary content with thorough explanations that demonstrate in-depth understanding.

Accurately presents disciplinary content relevant to the prompt with sufficient explanations that demonstrate understanding.

DISCIPLINARY CONCEPTS ​ ​ [SELECT SPECIFIC DISCIPLINARY CONCEPT(S) RELEVANT TO THE TEACHING TASK.]

Thoroughly, clearly, and accurately explains both

changes and continuities over time using specific comparable examples or cases that can be compared across time. AND Connects changes or continuities in one area to other areas. Clearly explains reasonable and precise relationships between multiple, complex causes and effects of past events

Accurately explains both changes and continuities over time using specific comparable cases or examples that can be compared across time.

Explains changes or continuities using specific related examples from different time periods.

CONTINUITY AND CHANGE

Identifies changes or continuities.

Clearly explains reasonable relationships between multiple, complex causes and effects of past events or developments.

Explains causes and effects of past events or developments.

CAUSE AND EFFECT

Includes causes or effects of past events.

AND evaluates their relative significance

OR classifies causes to argue their relative significance.

EMERGING

APPROACHES

MEETS EXPECTATIONS

ADVANCED

1

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