5-2 module five short responses

HIS 200 Module Five Short Response Guidelines and Rubric 

Overview

The short response activities in the webtext throughout this course are designed to show your understanding of key concepts as you engage with course content. 

Prompt

During the �fth week of the course, you will respond to several questions in the webtext as you complete each learning block. At the end of Module Five, you will review your answers to these

questions and ensure that you have responded to each question. It is important that you answer each question, otherwise, the words “[no response]” will appear in brackets when you submit

the assignment. The questions and their original locations in the webtext are listed in this table in case you want to refer back to the reading as you edit, but you can edit your responses to all

the questions directly in Module Five: Analyzing History, learning block 5-4 (page 5) in the webtext, before exporting to Word for submission to your instructor in the learning environment.

Module Five: Analyzing History, Learning Block 5-1 (page 1):  

Question 1: In the space below, specify which historical lens you would like to use for this exercise.

Question 2: Next, formulate a research question about the civil rights movement (historical time from 1954–1968), using the lens you have chosen.  

Module Five: Analyzing History, Learning Block 5-1 (page 2): 

Question 3: First, go back and review the research question you developed in Step 1. For Step 2, �rst name two different primary sources that you might use to answer that question. Be

as speci�c as you can. Your primary sources should be found using the Shapiro Library.

Question 4: Next, name two different secondary sources you could use to answer your research question. Again, be as speci�c as you can. Your secondary sources should be found using

the Shapiro Library. 

Module Five: Analyzing History, Learning Block 5-1 (page 3): 

Question 5: Construct a thesis statement that provides an answer to the research question you posed in Step 1. Base your response on the historical evidence that has been presented in

this course so far, as well as any research you may have done on your own. 

Module Five: Analyzing History, Learning Block 5-3 (pages 2–3): 

Question 6: Name three speci�c historical events that can be considered contributory causes of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Brie�y explain why you believe each of these events

contributed to the passage of the Act.

Question 7: Based on what you read about the passage of the Voting Rights Act on page 1 of this learning block, name one event that was part of the course of this bill’s passage by

Congress.

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Question 8: Name three speci�c consequences caused by the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

Question 9: One of these scholars relied heavily on evidence about the substance of today’s political debate. Which scholar was that? What sort of evidence did he use?

Question 10: One of these scholars relied heavily on evidence about the political process. Which scholar was that? What sort of evidence did he use? 

Module Five: Analyzing History, Learning Block 5-4 (page 5): 

Question 11:

1. What is the topic of this essay? Does the author make it clear in the introduction?

2. What is the author’s thesis?

3. What kind of sources and evidence do you think the author will use to support his thesis? 

What to Submit

Your response to Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 should be 1–2 sentences in length. Your response to Questions 9, 10, and 11 should be 2–3 sentences in length. Follow the instructions at the

bottom of Module Five: Analyzing History, learning block 5-4 (page 5) in the webtext, to download your work and submit it to your instructor as a single Microsoft Word document uploaded to

the learning environment. Refer to the Submitting Webtext Assignments Guide for assistance on downloading, saving, and submitting this assignment.

Module Five Short Response Rubric

Criteria Exemplary Pro�cient   Needs Improvement Not Evident Value

Engagement Written responses completely

address all short answer

prompts (100%) 

Written responses completely

address the majority of short

answer prompts (85%) 

Written responses address the

minority of short answer

prompts (55%) 

No written responses provided

to address any short answer

prompts (0%) 

30

Relevance N/A Written responses directly

address short answer prompts,

drawing from presented course

concepts and

terminology (100%) 

Written responses are topically

related to short answer

prompts, but responses do not

consistently draw from

presented course concepts and

terminology (85%) 

Written responses do not

address topics identi�ed in

short answer prompts (0%) 

20

Criteria Exemplary Pro�cient   Needs Improvement Not Evident Value

Accuracy Written responses are

completely accurate (100%) 

Written responses contain

minor errors but are mostly

accurate (85%) 

Written responses contain

major errors (55%) 

No written responses are

provided (0%) 

20

Critical Thinking  N/A Written responses

demonstrate understanding of

course content through

inclusion of original ideas and

examples (100%) 

Written responses

demonstrate understanding of

course content through

reiteration of provided

materials, but do not

consistently include original

ideas and examples (85%) 

Written responses do not

re�ect original ideas and

examples (0%) 

20

Articulation of Response  N/A Written responses are

captured in complete sentences

without grammatical errors

impacting legibility and the

clarity of response (100%) 

Written responses are

captured in incomplete

sentences or include numerous

grammatical errors that

negatively impact legibility and

the clarity of response (85%) 

No written responses are

captured in complete

sentences (0%) 

10

Total: 100%