Setting the Stage for the American Revolution – Rubric

4	Exemplary Student: moves around the website without difficulty. makes thorough and detailed notes about the reasons the colonists went to war. cites specific examples of actions that could have been taken to avoid war. actively participates in a discussion of the causes of the American Revolution.
3	Competent Student: moves around the website with some guidance. makes notes about the reasons the colonists went to war. offers general examples of actions that could have been taken to avoid war. participates in a discussion of the causes of the American Revolution.
2	Developing Student: moves around the website but requires substantial guidance. makes incomplete notes about the reasons the colonists went to war. offers vague examples of actions that could have been taken to avoid war. minimally participates in a discussion of the causes of the American Revolution.
1	Emerging Student: is unable to move around the website. is unable to make notes about the reasons the colonists went to war. is unable to offer examples of actions that could have been taken to avoid war. does not participate in a discussion of the causes of the American Revolution.