HIS 100 Theme 1: Questioning History: Learning Block 1-4 Short Response Rubric
Prompt: After reviewing Zinn’s and Schweikart’s personal assumptions, beliefs, and values through excerpts from their historical writing, respond to the
following questions:
x What do you believe to be the major distinctions between the two’s personal assumptions, beliefs, and values?
x What do you believe to be the major distinctions in their interpretations of history?
x Do you notice any biases? If so, what are they?
Guidelines for Submission: Respond to all three questions. Each response should be two to three sentences in length.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Focus of Response Provides focused and direct reflection
to answer questions posed
Provides reflection, but the focus is
unclear or unrelated to the questions
posed
Does not provide a reflection 40
Length of Response Answers provided are two to three
sentences in length
Answers provided are only one
sentence in length
Does not provide answers 30
Communicates Clearly Clearly communicates key ideas and
thoughts in a short answer response
Response needs clarification in order
to support understanding of key
ideas and thoughts
Response is not legible and key ideas
or thoughts are not understandable