Assignment#1
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History Assignment Grading Rubric
Discussion are worth a maximum of 25 points each. Students should post a response to the initial question(s) and are required to respond to at least one classmate and to the instructor’s question.
Points for each Discussion will be awarded as follows:
25 points
• Discussion postings and responses follow all required instructions and are posted by the due date.
• Discussion postings and responses demonstrate a full understanding of the concepts and/or strategies as presented in the readings.
• Discussion postings and responses provide evidence that the student has read the textbook.
• Discussion posting and responses follow rules for proper netiquette.
• Student has responded to at least one classmate
• Student has responded to the instructor.
• Post is free from any grammar or spelling errors.
• Discussion posts are cited in APA, MLA format.
24-15 points
• Discussion postings and responses are posted by the due date but are not completely responsive to the requirements of the Discussion instructions.
• Discussion postings and responses demonstrate some understanding of the concepts and/or strategies as presented in the readings.
• Discussion postings and responses provide evidence that the student has read and considered only one colleague’s postings.
• Student has responded to at least one classmate.
• Student has responded to the instructor.
• There are some grammar and spelling errors.
• Discussions are not cited.
14 or fewer points
• Discussion postings and responses are posted past the due date and/or do not address the requirements of the Discussion instructions.
• Discussion postings and responses do not demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and/or strategies as presented in the readings.
• Discussion postings and responses do not provide evidence that the student has read or considered colleagues’ postings.
• Student has not responded to at least one classmate.
• Student has not responded to the instructor.
• There are over 5 grammar and spelling errors.
• Discussions are not cited.
History 1301
Writing Assignment #1
Directions: Students are to answer the questions using the assigned readings for the week. Students will submit the responses to the question to the online discussion board. Please consult the syllabus course calendar for assignment readings and due dates. Minimum word count for each question is at least 50 words. Please consult the grading rubric for assignments guidelines. Please remember to submit work to safe assign and include citations of work if you do not use the textbook. However, the textbook is required.
To prepare for this discussion students are to review Unit 1. After reviewing Unit 1, answer the following questions in the discussion board. Students will need to select three questions and respond to them.
Question 1:
What new insights did you gain from the reading in Unit 1? (Please identity at least 1) Select at least one color, symbol or image from this unit that captured your attention from the readings or films.
Question 2:
Consider the early indigenous groups that lived in the New World. After reviewing lessons 1-2 and reviewing the films, identity at least two Native groups that were living in the New World. What region did they arrive and what was their culture? How did the Columbian or European exchange impact this group?
Question 3:
Several groups began arriving to the New World after 1492. Identify at least two groups from lessons 3-4 that were discussed. Who was this group and discuss their lives before and after they arrived to the Americas. Discuss your understanding of the individual groups that began to establish live in the new world (Example: Puritans, Pilgrims, Quakers and other groups).
Question 4:
Share your understanding about colonial life in America during this time. Identify some of the ongoing conflicts that you found that existed between the colonists and Native tribespeople, the colonist and Great Britain and the colonists with others. Identify at least two conflicts that you found from the textbook readings or films.
