Lesson 3: Power to the People
Handout 5

Rubric For Historical Research

In order to receive a 4 point score, the learner must:

  • research a historical leader who acted alone or with an organization as an alternative power structure in American society to improve conditions for the common good.
  • illustrate how this leader/organization reacted to historic violations of human dignity involving discrimination, persecution, crimes against humanity.
  • identify benefits and challenges faced by the leader and how they related to diversity in American life.
  • show how individual rights and the concept of democracy were important to the historical leader.
  • using various means, present research findings in a presentation format.
In order to receive a 3 point score, the learner must:

  • research a historical leader who acted alone or with an organization as an alternative power structure in American society to improve conditions for the common good.
  • Illustrate how this leader/institution reacted to historic violations of human dignity involving discrimination, persecution, crimes against humanity.
  • using various means, present research findings in a presentation format.
In order to receive a 2 point score, the learner must:

  • research a historical leader who acted alone or with an organization as an alternative power structure in American society to improve conditions for the common good.
  • using various means, present research findings in a presentation format.
In order to receive a 1 point score, the learner must:

  • research a historical leader who acted alone or with an organization as an alternative power structure in American society to improve conditions for the common good.
In order to receive a 0, the learner must show no evidence of knowledge of any of the above elements.