Getting Started

1. Take out your assignment book and copy the following

homework:
Due Wednesday, April 20
Complete essay.
2. Take out your Social Studies notebooks and fill in your
Table of Contents with the following information:
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Rubric

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Getting Started
1. Reminder:
Due Wednesday, April 20
Complete essay.
2. Take out your Alexander the Great documents.
3. Take out a piece of looseleaf and write your
heading on the top.

Students will practice for the NYC

Social Studies MOSL exam by
completing a document based question.

May 5

Success Criteria
I can understand the rubric used to grade the
NYC Social Studies MOSL exam.
I can complete Part I.A - Document Analysis.
I can complete Part I.B - Document Integration.
I can complete Part II - Writing an Historical
Argument.

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Studies MOSL Exam
The NYC Social Studies MOSL has three parts:
Part I.A - Document Analysis
Part I.B - Document Integration
Part II - Writing an Historical Argument

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The NYC Social Studies MOSL is graded by a

rubric that has 7 traits.

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Part I.A - Document Analysis

Trait 1

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Part I.B - Document Integration

Trait 2

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Part II - Writing an Historical Argument
Trait 3 - Argument
Trait 4 - Claims and Counterclaims
Trait 5 - Reasoning and Use of Evidence
Trait 6 - Organization
Trait 7 - Historical Concepts and Information

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Your job is to show growth!!

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The total test is worth 28
points.
In September we scored
between a 0.5 and 17.5.
Only 4 of you scored in
double digits.

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Studies MOSL Exam
The total test is worth 28
points.
In September we scored
between a 0.5 and 15.5.
Only 2 of you scored in
double digits.

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Studies MOSL Exam

Your job is to show growth!!

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Was Alexander the Great a great leader or power

hungry tyrant?

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You essay must include:
1. An introduction (5 minutes)
2. Body Paragraph 1 - Claim (10 minutes)
3. Body Paragraph 2 - Counterclaim (10
minutes)
4. Conclusion (5 minutes)

Success Criteria
I can understand the rubric used to grade the
NYC Social Studies MOSL exam.
I can complete Part I.A - Document Analysis.
I can complete Part 1.B - Document Integration.
I can complete Part II - Writing an Historical
Argument.

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Part I.A - Document Analysis
Trait 1 - Cite specific textual evidence to support
analysis of primary and secondary sources.
Readthedocuments.
Answerthequestionsthatfollowthedocuments.
Claim(RestateAnswerBecause)
Evidence(Twopiecesofexplainedevidence)

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Part I.B - Document Integration
Trait 2 - Integrate visual information (e.g., in
charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps)
with other information in print and digital texts.
Complete the graphic organizer after each
document (you want to make sure you
remember what you read in the document).

Success Criteria
I can understand the rubric used to grade the
NYC Social Studies MOSL exam.
I can complete Part I.A - Document Analysis.
I can complete Part 1.B - Document Integration.
I can complete Part II - Writing an Historical
Argument.