Rubric

Category and Criteria	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
	The student:
Knowledge and Understanding Student describes the experiences of Black Canadians between 1713 and 1800	demonstrates thorough understanding of content	demonstrates considerable understanding of content	demonstrates some understanding of content	demonstrates limited understanding of content
Thinking Student gathers and analyzes information from primary and secondary sources to explain the experiences, challenges/ impacts	uses planning skills with a high degree of effectiveness	uses planning skills with considerable effectiveness	uses planning skills with some effectiveness	uses planning skills with limited effectiveness
Communication Student presents their research on the lives of Black Canadians using a historical significance card	expresses and organizes ideas and information with a high degree of effectiveness	expresses and organizes ideas and information with considerable effectiveness	expresses and organizes ideas and information with some effectiveness	expresses and organizes ideas and information with limited effectiveness
Application Student makes connections between the experiences of Black Canadians and their historical significance	makes connections within and between various contexts with a high degree of effectiveness	makes connections within and between various contexts with considerable effectiveness	makes connections within and between various contexts with some effectiveness	makes connections within and between various contexts with limited effectiveness