History | Graded Assignment | Looking Ahead

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Graded Assignment
Looking Ahead
Complete this graded assignment and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit.

(50 points)

1. In recent lessons, you have been reading about some of the challenges and issues that Score
the United States faces in both foreign and domestic affairs. Review your notes from
Chapters 39–41 and make a list of these issues. Make sure you review the Looking to the
Future and Charting Future Courses sheets from the Divisions and New Realities lessons.
Of all the challenges and issues that the United States faces, which do you believe is the most serious in
terms of foreign affairs and which in terms of domestic affairs? Choose one of each and write an essay that
describes each issue and explains why you believe it is the most serious.
There is no right or wrong answer—you will be graded, in part, on how well you make the argument that each
issue you chose is the most serious. Refer to the rubric and scoring instructions on the next page to see how
your teacher will grade this assignment.
Answer:

Your Score ___ of 50

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Scoring:

Your teacher will use the following rubric and scoring instructions to grade your essay.

Category 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points Score

Content The essay does The essay does The essay The essay The essay
not fulfill the not fulfill the partially fulfills mostly fulfills the completely
assignment. assignment. the assignment, assignment. fulfills the
Content is not Content is but content is Content is assignment.
developed, and poorly not fully developed and Content is well-
ideas are developed, and developed ideas are clear. developed and
confusing. The ideas are and/or ideas are The essay, ideas are
essay is so confusing. The not clear. The however, original and
inadequate and essay fails to essay fails to demonstrates a clear. The essay
flawed as to be address several address all less than demonstrates a
unacceptable. aspects of the aspects of the thorough thorough
assignment and assignment and understanding understanding
demonstrates a demonstrates a of the concepts of the concepts
lack of clear superficial and facts and and facts. It is
understanding understanding contains minor accurate,
of the concepts of the concepts flaws. There is relevant, and
and facts. It and facts. It some room for complete.
contains serious contains some improvement.
flaws. flaws.
Organiza- The essay is so The essay lacks The essay is The essay is The essay is
tion disorganized clear somewhat well-organized, clearly and
that it is not organization. It organized but with only minor logically
understandable. is difficult to has significant flaws. organized and
understand. flaws. easy to
understand.
Spelling, The essay The essay The essay The essay The essay
Punctua- contains 10 or contains 7 to 9 contains 5 to 6 contains 3 to 4 contains 2 or
tion, and more errors in errors in errors in errors in fewer errors in
Grammar spelling, spelling, spelling, spelling, spelling,
punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation,
and/or grammar. and/or grammar. and/or grammar. and/or grammar. and/or grammar.

Rubric Score
Category
Content
____ X 8 = ____
Organization
____ X 1 = ____
Spelling,
Punctuation,
and Grammar ____ X 1 = ____

Total Score:

To calculate the final grade for this part of the test, add the scores for each rubric topic for a maximum score of 50
points. Notice that you will give greater weight to Content by multiplying the score for that category by 8. The
scores for Organization and Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar are not weighted.

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