2-2 module two short responses

9/18/23, 7:40 PM Module Two Short Response Guidelines and Rubric – HIS-200-H1819 Applied History 23EW1

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Module Two Short Response Guidelines and Rubric

HIS 200 Module Two Short Response Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

The short response activities in the webtext throughout this course are designed to show your understanding of key concepts as you enga

Prompt

During the second week of the course, you will respond to several questions in the webtext as you complete each learning block. At the en

these questions and ensure that you have responded to each question. It is important that you answer each question; otherwise, the word

submit the assignment. The questions and their original locations in the webtext are listed in this table in case you want to refer back to th

to all the questions directly in Module Two: Approaches to History, continued, learning block 2-4 (page 3) in the webtext, before exporting

learning environment. 

Module Two: Approaches to History, continued, Learning Block 2-2 (page 4): 

Question 1: What types of primary and secondary sources will you need to use to support the topic you are examining in your essay

should have an idea of what they might be (such as an eyewitness account of an event, for example). 

Module Two: Approaches to History, continued, Learning Block 2-3 (page 2): 

Question 2: What are two or three keywords you could use to look for sources to answer this question? 

Question 3: What subject terms can you use to continue your search? Top of Form 

Question 4: When you search for CONSTRUCTION, you get a lot of extraneous answers. What Boolean operators and correspondin

What to Submit

Your response to Question 1 should be between 2 and 3 sentences in length. Your responses to Questions 2, 3, and 4 may be answered in

bottom of Module Two: Approaches to History, continued, learning block 2-4 (page 3) in the webtext, to download your work and submit i

document uploaded in the learning environment. Refer to the Submitting Webtext Assignments Guide for assistance on downloading, sav

Module Two Short Response Rubric

Criteria Exemplary Pro�cient   Needs Improvement

Engagement Written responses completely

address all short answer

prompts (100%) 

Written responses completely

address the majority of short

answer prompts (85%) 

Written responses address the

minority of short answer

prompts (55%) 

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HIS-200-H1819 Applied History 23EW1

9/18/23, 7:40 PM Module Two Short Response Guidelines and Rubric – HIS-200-H1819 Applied History 23EW1

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Relevance N/A Written responses directly

address short answer prompts,

drawing from presented course

concepts and

terminology (100%) 

Written responses are topically

related to short answer

prompts, but responses do not

consistently draw from

presented course concepts and

terminology (85%) 

Accuracy Written responses are

completely accurate (100%) 

Written responses contain

minor errors but are mostly

accurate (85%) 

Written responses contain

major errors (55%) 

Critical Thinking  N/A Written responses

demonstrate understanding of

course content through

inclusion of original ideas and

examples (100%) 

Written responses

demonstrate understanding of

course content through

reiteration of provided

materials, but do not

consistently include original

ideas and examples (85%) 

Articulation of Response  N/A Written responses are

captured in complete sentences

without grammatical errors

impacting legibility and the

clarity of response (100%) 

Written responses are

captured in incomplete

sentences or include numerous

grammatical errors that

negatively impact legibility and

the clarity of response (85%)