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Final Humanities Essay: Am I my brothers’/sisters’ keeper?
Knowledge / Communication Skills: Evidence / Communication Skills: Analysis / Habits of Work / Habits of Mind* Knows basic historical information about the political and social circumstances from 1919-1945
* Knows the ways Jews were dehumanized by laws, ghettos, deportation, and concentration camps during the Holocaust
* Understands the major experiences Elie Wiesel describes in Night
* Correctly uses key terms about the Holocaust and WWII / * Generalizations and ideas are supported by specific, relevant and accurate information
* Evidence and quotes provided are relevant and support the viewpoint and thesis
* Ideas are developed in appropriate depth
* Includes supporting examples from:
1. Night
2. History Readings/Textbook
3. Videos
4. Personal Experience / * Discusses, in depth, the importance of evidence through thoughtful analysis and includes opinions, feelings and point of view.
* Uses commentary to analyze and explain how examples in the body paragraphs support the thesis
* Creates an engaging introduction and conclusion
* Coherently interprets information and evidence
* Explains her/his answer to the central question / * Provides at least 8 quotes/ paraphrasing from (3 historical & 2 literary) sources
* Quotes are correctly cited in the body of the essay
* Provides a correctly cited bibliography
* Uses correct spelling
* Grammar has been edited and is correct / * States a clear and thoughtful thesis--answer to the central question--in the introduction
* Describes and explains the results (outcomes) of the thinker’s thesis (What happens when your thesis is acted out in real life? The holocaust?)
* Considers how the thesis would apply to a current event or issue
Exceeds Standard (5) / Exceeds Standard (5) / Exceeds Standard (5) / Exceeds Standard (5) / Exceeds Standard (5)
Proficient (4) / Proficient (4) / Proficient (4) / Proficient (4) / Proficient (4)
Developing Skill (3) / Developing Skill (3) / Developing Skill (3) / Developing Skill (3) / Developing Skill (3)
Needs Improvement (2) / Needs Improvement (2) / Needs Improvement (2) / Needs Improvement (2) / Needs Improvement (2)
Overall Assessment
Exceeds Standard: Shows mastery of skills and goes beyond requirements. / Developing Skill: Still learning how to meet the standard of some requirements. / Final Score:
Proficient: Meets standards and completes almost all requirements. / Needs Improvement: Does not meet most of the requirements and should work on learning the skills to meet the standards.