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Fourth Grade Social Studies Rubrics- 2020 2021 Cleveland City Schools Elementary Standards Aligned Report Card Fourth Grade Rubrics 2020-2021 Social Studies Rubrics June 2020 Cleveland City Schools 2 Fourth Grade Social Studies Standards Grade Level Standards 4- Mastery 3- On-Track 2- Approaching 1- Below The War for Independence 1700s-1780s) 4.01 Analyze the impact of With limited support analyze Inconsistently analyze the Unable to analyze the impact Analyze the impact of conflicts conflicts between colonists the impact of conflicts impact of conflicts between of conflicts between colonists between colonists and American and American Indian nations between colonists and colonists and American and American Indian nations Indian nations brought on by the brought on by the intrusions American Indian nations Indian nations brought on by brought on by the intrusions of intrusions of colonization. of colonization. brought on by the intrusions the intrusions of colonization. of colonization. colonization. 4.02 Describe the contributions of With limited support Inconsistently describe the Unable to describe the Describe the contributions of Benjamin Franklin during this describe the contributions of contributions of Benjamin contributions of Benjamin Benjamin Franklin during this era, era, including the Benjamin Franklin during Franklin during this era, Franklin during this era, including the development of the development of the Albany this era, including the including the development of including the development of Albany Plan of Union and the “Join Plan of Union and the “Join development of the Albany the Albany Plan of Union and the Albany Plan of Union and or Die” political cartoon. or Die” political cartoon. Plan of Union and the “Join the “Join or Die” political the “Join or Die” political or Die” political cartoon. cartoon. cartoon. 4.03 Analyze the causes and With limited support analyze Inconsistently analyze the Unable to analyze the causes Analyze the causes and consequences of the French the causes and consequences causes and consequences of and consequences of the consequences of the French and and Indian War, and of the French and Indian the French and Indian War, French and Indian War, and Indian War, and recognize Fort recognize Fort Loudoun’s War, and recognize Fort and recognize Fort recognize Fort Loudoun’s role Loudoun’s role in it. role in it. Loudoun’s role in it. Loudoun’s role in it. in it. 4.04 Evaluate how political and With limited support Inconsistently evaluate how Unable to evaluate how Evaluate how political and economic ideas and interests evaluate how political and political and economic ideas political and economic ideas economic ideas and interests brought about the American economic ideas and interests and interests brought about and interests brought about the brought about the American Revolution, including: • Tea brought about the American the American Revolution, American Revolution, Revolution, including: • Tea Act, Act, 1773 • Resistance to Revolution, including: • Tea including: • Tea Act, 1773 • including: • Tea Act, 1773 • 1773 • Resistance to imperial policy imperial policy • “Taxation Act, 1773 • Resistance to Resistance to imperial policy Resistance to imperial policy • • “Taxation without Representation” without Representation” imperial policy • “Taxation • “Taxation without “Taxation without (Proclamation of 1763) • (Proclamation of 1763) • without Representation” Representation” Representation” (Proclamation Intolerable/Coercive Acts, 1774 • Intolerable/Coercive Acts, (Proclamation of 1763) • (Proclamation of 1763) • of 1763) • The Stamp Act, 1765 • The role of 1774 • The Stamp Act, 1765 • Intolerable/Coercive Acts, Intolerable/Coercive Acts, Intolerable/Coercive Acts, Patrick Henry • The Townshend The role of Patrick Henry • 1774 • The Stamp Act, 1765 1774 • The Stamp Act, 1765 • 1774 • The Stamp Act, 1765 • Acts, 1767 The Townshend Acts, 1767 • The role of Patrick Henry • The role of Patrick Henry • The role of Patrick Henry • The Townshend Acts, 1767 The Townshend Acts, 1767 The Townshend Acts, 1767 June 2020 Cleveland City Schools 3 Grade Level Standard 4-Mastery 2- On-Track 3- Approaching 1- Below 4.05 Explain the different forms of With limited support explain Inconsistently explain the Unable to explain the different Explain the different forms of protests colonists used to the different forms of different forms of protests forms of protests colonists protests colonists used to promote promote change in British protests colonists used to colonists used to promote used to promote change in change in British policies, policies, including: the promote change in British change in British policies, British policies, including: the including: the Boston Tea Party, Boston Tea Party, tarring and policies, including: the including: the Boston Tea Boston Tea Party, tarring and tarring and feathering, letter writing, feathering, letter writing, and Boston Tea Party, tarring and Party, tarring and feathering, feathering, letter writing, and and boycotts. boycotts. feathering, letter writing, and letter writing, and boycotts. boycotts. boycotts. 4.06 Determine the historical and With limited support Inconsistently determine the Unable to determine the Determine the historical and present-day significance of determine the historical and historical and present-day historical and present-day present-day significance of the the Declaration of present-day significance of significance of the significance of the Declaration Declaration of Independence, Independence, including the the Declaration of Declaration of Independence, of Independence, including the including the roles of Thomas roles of Thomas Jefferson and Independence, including the including the roles of Thomas roles of Thomas Jefferson and Jefferson and John Hancock. John Hancock. (T.C.A. § roles of Thomas Jefferson Jefferson and John Hancock. John Hancock. (T.C.A. § (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028) 49-6-1028) and John Hancock. (T.C.A. § (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028) 49-6-1028) 49-6-1028) 4.07 Contrast how the principles With limited support contrast Inconsistently contrast how Unable to contrast how the Contrast how the principles set forth set forth in the Declaration of how the principles set forth the principles set forth in the principles set forth in the in the Declaration of Independence Independence clashed with in the Declaration of Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence clashed with treatment of different treatment of different groups Independence clashed with clashed with treatment of clashed with treatment of groups including: women, slaves, including: women, slaves, and treatment of different groups different groups including: different groups including: and American Indians. American Indians. including: women, slaves, women, slaves, and women, slaves, and American and American Indians. American Indians. Indians. 4.08 Determine the importance of With limited support Inconsistently determine the Unable to determine the Determine the importance of the the following groups to the determine the importance of importance of the following importance of the following following groups to the American American Revolution: • the following groups to the groups to the American groups to the American Revolution: • Loyalists (Tories) • Loyalists (Tories) • Redcoats American Revolution: • Revolution: • Loyalists Revolution: • Loyalists Redcoats • Minutemen • Sons of • Minutemen • Sons of Loyalists (Tories) • Redcoats (Tories) • Redcoats • (Tories) • Redcoats • Liberty • Patriots Liberty • Patriots • Minutemen • Sons of Minutemen • Sons of Liberty Minutemen • Sons of Liberty • Liberty • Patriots • Patriots Patriots June 2020 Cleveland City Schools 4 Grade Level Standard 4- Mastery 3- On-Track 2- Approaching 1-Below 4.09 Examine major events and With limited support Inconsistently examine major Unable to examine major Examine major events and battles of battles of the American examine major events and events and battles of the events and battles of the the American Revolution, including: Revolution, including: • battles of the American American Revolution, American Revolution, • Midnight Ride of Paul Revere • Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Revolution, including: • including: • Midnight Ride of including: • Midnight Ride of Battle of Saratoga • Battles of • Battle of Saratoga • Battles Midnight Ride of Paul Paul Revere • Battle of Paul Revere • Battle of Lexington and Concord • Valley of Lexington and Concord • Revere • Battle of Saratoga • Saratoga • Battles of Saratoga • Battles of Forge • Battle of Bunker (Breed’s) Valley Forge • Battle of Battles of Lexington and Lexington and Concord • Lexington and Concord • Hill • Battle of Yorktown Bunker (Breed’s) Hill • Battle Concord • Valley Forge • Valley Forge • Battle of Valley Forge • Battle of of Yorktown Battle of Bunker (Breed’s) Bunker (Breed’s) Hill • Bunker (Breed’s) Hill • Battle Hill • Battle of Yorktown Battle of Yorktown of Yorktown 4.10 Evaluate the contributions With limited support Inconsistently evaluate the Unable to evaluate the Evaluate the contributions made by made by women during the evaluate the contributions contributions made by contributions made by women women during the American American Revolution, made by women during the women during the American during the American Revolution, including: • Abigail including: • Abigail Adams • American Revolution, Revolution, including: • Revolution, including: • Adams • Betsy Ross • Mary Ludwig Betsy Ross • Mary Ludwig including: • Abigail Adams • Abigail Adams • Betsy
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