Answer the following questions in paragraph form . Consider in your answer the Saint Leo core values of respect, community, and responsible stewardship and discuss how our values affect the decisions we make in society today. Click here to download the grading criteria (rubric) for this assignment.
1. How did European trade goods affect Native Americans' lives? Was the acquisition of these trade goods worth Native Americans' changing their lifestyles?
Rubric for Critical Thinking Essay "Trade Goods"
Levels correspond roughly to letter grades
4 = A
3 = B
2 = C or high D
1 = Low D or F
Level Criteria
4
Sophisticated thought process - Excellent evidence of critical thinking skills.
Persuasive analysis of the topic, addressing all parts of the topic; analysis demonstrates thorough understanding of all sides of a question.
Outstanding grasp of general historical issues raised by topic.
Numerous, effective, relevant, and specific examples.
Extremely well organized.
Well written in appropriate standard English; few grammatical errors or colloquialisms.
3
Good thought process - some evidence of critical thinking skills
Good analysis of the topic, addressing most parts of the topic; analysis demonstrates understanding of all sides of a question, though may be unevenly developed.
Good grasp of general historical issues raised by topic.
Several specific examples.
Well organized.
Clearly written in appropriate standard English; some grammatical errors or colloquialisms.
2
Thought process not entirely clear - little evidence of critical thinking skills
Analysis of the topic, addressing most parts of the topic; analysis adequate but unevenly developed.
Some grasp of general historical issues raised by topic, though some significant issues may be omitted.
Some specific examples but some clearly relevant examples omitted.
organization may be somewhat unclear.
Understandable, but contains several grammatical errors or colloquialisms.
1
No discernible thought process or serious misunderstanding of the topic - no evidence of critical thinking skills.
Descriptive rather than analytical; marginally related to the topic; significant logical gaps.
Little grasp of general historical issues raised by topic.
Few and/or irrelevant specific examples.
Poorly organized.
Consistent pattern of grammatical errors and/or inappropriate colloquialisms