Early Exploration of the Americas

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Knowledge and Understanding
Student researched assigned explorer using a single source and completed 2-3 areas on the record sheet or using multiple sources and completed 2 or less areas on the record sheet.
Student researched assigned explorer using a single source and completed 4-5 areas on the record sheet or using multiple sources and completed 3 areas on the explorer record sheet.
Student researched assigned explorer using multiple sources and completed 4 areas on the explorer record sheet.
Student researched assigned explorer using multiple sources and completed 5 areas on the explorer record sheet.
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Communication
Orally presents explorer to group explaining 2 or less areas of the explorer sheet.
Orally presents explorer to group explaining 3 areas of the explorer sheet.
Orally presents explorer to group explaining 4 areas of the explorer sheet.
Orally presents explorer to group explaining all 5 areas of the explorer record sheet.
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Thinking/Inquiry
Unable to determine if explorer achieved goals.
Evaluates explorer's success/failure of goals without reason or justification.
Somewhat uses reasons to explain if the explorer was able/unable to achieve goals.
Uses logical reasoning to evaluate explorer's success/failure of goals with sound argument.
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Application
Unable to contribute explorer's significant events to timeline.
Completed timeline of explorer's events with little attention to detail.
Completed timeline of explorer's events with detail to neatness and spelling
Accurately completed timeline of explorer's signinficant events with detail to neatness and spelling.
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