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EssayQuestionEvaluatetheextenttowhichtheSevenYearsWar(Frenchand

IndianWar,17541763)markedaturningpointinAmericanrelationswithGreat
Britain,analyzingwhatchangedandwhatstayedthesamefromtheperiodbefore
thewartotheperiodafterit.
Grading Rubric
Part1Thesis
Statesathesisthatdirectlyaddressesallpartsofthequestion.Thethesismustdomore
thanrestatethequestion.1point
Doesnotstateathesisthatdirectlyaddressesallpartsofthequestionorhasathesisthat
merelyrestatesthequestion.0points
Part 2 - Supportforargument:02points
0POINTSResponsedoesnotusespecificevidencetosupportthestatedthesisora
relevantargument.
1POINTSupportsthestatedthesis(ormakesarelevantargument)usingspecific
evidence.YOUPROVEDTHISWASATURNINGPOINTWITHSUFFICIENT
EVIDENCEANDANALYSIS.
2POINTSSupportsthestatedthesis(ormakesarelevantargument)usingspecific
evidence,clearlyandconsistentlystatinghowtheevidencesupportsthethesisor
argument,andestablishingclearlinkagesbetweentheevidenceandthethesisor
argument.YOUPROVEDYOURTHESISWITHSUBSTANTIAL
EVIDENCE/ANALYSIS.
Part3Applicationoftargetedhistoricalthinkingskill:02points
Skillassessed:PERIODIZATION
0POINTSResponsedoesnotdescribethewaysinwhichthehistoricaldevelopment
specifiedinthepromptwasdifferentfromORsimilartodevelopmentsthatpreceded
and/orfollowed.
1POINTDescribesthewaysinwhichthehistoricaldevelopmentspecifiedinthe
promptwasdifferentfromORsimilartodevelopmentsthatprecededand/orfollowed.
2POINTSAnalyzestheextenttowhichthehistoricaldevelopmentspecifiedinthe
promptwasdifferentfromANDsimilartodevelopmentsthatprecededand/orfollowed,
providingspecificexamplestoillustratetheanalysis.

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