Relating Historical Events, People, Eras

• does not use comparison and contrast appropriately
• does not draw conclusions
• does not relate past to present

• limited use of comparison and contrast
• draws some conclusions
• sometimes relates past to present 

• uses comparison and contrast appropriately
• draws a conclusion
• relates past to present

• demonstrates extensive use of comparison and contrast
• draws insightful conclusions

• does not sequence events
• does not tell how events relate
• does not analyze cause and effect

• puts few events in a sequence
• tells how some events relate to each other
• analyzes some causes and effects

• puts events in a sequence
• tells how events relate to each other
• analyzes multiple causes and effects

• shows extensive understanding of relationships
• provides insight into cause and effect

• does not examine issues from other points of view
• does not analyze, summarize, and compare views

• examines some issues from other points of view
• analyzes, summarizes, and compares few different points of view

• examines issues from other points of view
• analyzes, summarizes, and compares different points of view

• demonstrates a clear and extensive understanding of multiple perspectives

• cannot take a point of view
• does not form logical arguments
• does not support arguments with evidence
• does not show knowledge of other points of view

• researches a topic and arrives at a limited interpretation
• forms some logical arguments
• supports arguments with limited evidence
• shows some knowledge of other points of view

• researches a topic and arrives at an interpretation
• can take a point of view
• forms a logical argument
• supports arguments with evidence
• shows knowledge of other points of view

• conducts extensive research
• arguments or statements are supported with ample fact and detail
• clearly understands all points of view

•  cannot put data in own words, or explain meaning
• cannot relate data to context
• does not evaluate reliability of data
• does not interpret data
• does not use appropriate tools for interpretation

• can put some data in own words
• can relate data to a limited context
• limited evaluation of reliability of data
• forms limited interpretation of the data
• uses some tools for interpretation

• can put data in own words, explains meaning
• can relate data to context
• evaluates reliability of data
• forms an interpretation of data
• uses appropriate tools for interpretation

• can clearly relate data to its context and other contexts
• interprets data in an insightful manner
• extensively uses graphs, charts, etc., to interpret and analyze data