An Instructional Unit
The Industrial Revolution
A Turning Point in History
Assessment Plan
Description:
  • Students are assessed on whether they have met the performance indicators selected. See Learning Context for the selected performance indicators and the assessments which apply.

  • The plan for assessment is detailed in the Procedure section.

  • Each lesson has a homework assignment consisting of reading and application of what has been studied. Completed rubrics with student homework can be found under Student Work. We also comment on the student work.

    Lesson 1 - Write a journal entry discussing how you are hoping that your life will change as a result of the Agricultural and Industrial Revolution.

    Lesson 2 - Create a factual based letter describing the rapid spread of industrialization throughout Europe.

    Lesson 3 - Draft a Letter to the Editor of The Manchester Times, describing concerns about the developments in working conditions and industrialized cities.

    Lesson 4 - Compose an editorial for The Times of London entitled" Unions are the Savior/the Enemy of the People. Choose a side and defend your position.

    Lesson 5 - Organize a debate between a supporter of laissez-faire capitalism and either a socialist reformer or a Marxist reformer.

    Lesson 6 - Author a critique entitled, "The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions Come Alive."

  • The Culminating Activity is an assessment and it too is detailed under Procedure. The rubrics for both the visual portion and the written fact sheet of this activity are shown below.

    1. Prepare a Revolutionary Museum Project with a Fact Sheet.

    2. Establish a database to serve as a Revolutionary Museum catalog.

 

John F Kennedy High School Social Studies Rubric for
Visual Revolutionary Museum Project
Total Value of Points
Student demonstrates a clear understanding of the issues/question with no significant errors of facts.
Information is presented in a clear and concise manner through visual representation.
 45 - 50 pts
Student exhibits some understanding of the issues/question.
Student suggests an awareness of the significance of the contributions of the historical individual and makes some attempt at displaying it in a creative manner.
 40 - 44 pts
Student exhibits only a limited awareness of the issues/question.
The visual displays some relevant use of the information but may lack significant facts or creativity.
 35 - 39 pts
Student’s visual shows little understanding of the individual’s historical significance.
The visual provides insufficient information as well as major errors.
The visual lacks creativity.
 30 - 34 pts
Student misunderstands the historical significance of the individual.
The visual displays the historical figure with no evidence of the individual’s historical significance.
 10 - 29 pts
No visual/Visual is totally unrelated to the historical figure’s contribution to society. 0 - 9 pts

John F Kennedy High School Social StudiesRubric for
Written Fact Sheet for Revolutionary Museum Project
Total Value of Points
Student demonstrates a clear understanding of the issues/question with no significant errors of facts.
Student presents information in a clear, concise manner.
Student’s answer makes use of accurate factual information with corroborating examples written in a clear and concise manner.
 45 - 50 pts
Student demonstrates some understanding of the issues/question.
Student suggests an awareness of a relationship among the issues.
Student’s answer makes use of some accurate factual information and makes some attempt at providing corroborating examples.
Student’s answer is written in a clear and concise manner.
 40 - 44 pts
Student exhibits only a limited awareness of the issues/question.
Student’s answer provides some relevant information but may contain a major error.
 35 - 39 pts
Student’s answer shows little understanding of the issues/question.
Student’s answer provides insufficient corroborating information and may contain major errors.
 30 - 34 pts
Student misunderstands the issues/question and merely mentions the issues with no factual corroborating evidence. 10 - 29 pts
Blank page, illegible, totally unrelated to the topic 0 - 9 pts