Download 1 AP Article The Domestication of Fire

NAME: _______________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE: _____________
AP WORLD HISTORY ARTICLE REVIEW:
THE CIVILIZING PROCESS AND THE DOMESTICATION OF FIRE
Directions: Access this link The Domestication of Fire and read it. Take whatever notes you feel are
necessary. Complete the article review below. Do not write outside of the box.
Give the full bibliographical information on the article. Use MLA format for citation.
Identify the sources used by the author to support the thesis. They may be mentioned within the
article, at the bottom of the page or end of the article. How valid or useful do you think the sources
are? Why? Write a complete paragraph.
In no more than one sentence identify the Big Picture Question (A generalization about the article).
In no more than three sentences identify the thesis of the article.
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In a paragraph summarizes the author’s conclusion(s).
In a paragraph, analyze the impact of the setting (geographic, chronology and historical context) of the
article on the thesis or Big Picture Question.
In a paragraph, summarize the arguments (evidence) used to support the article.
In a paragraph, pick one theme from SCRIPTED and analyze the article from that perspective.
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NAME: ___________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE: _____________
ADVANCED PLACEMENT RUBRIC ARTICLE REVIEW
BASIC CORE
EXPANDED CORE
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Points
1) Identifies a Big Picture Question.
1
2) Identifies the thesis of the article.
1
3) In a paragraph, analyzes
geographical,
chronological
historical context of the article.
the
and
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1
5) Summarizes the conclusion of the
author(s).
1
7) Identifies the author’s sources.
Expanded beyond the basic core of 1
to 8 points. A student MUST earn
eight points in the basic core area
BEFORE earning points from the
expanded core area. Students may
earn up to 2 additional points by
doing any of the following:
 Identifies sub-points of the thesis.
4) Supports thesis and sub-points with
appropriate evidence from three or
more pieces of evidence.
6) Provides
full
bibliographical
information on the article.
Points
 Identifies ample evidence
support the article’s thesis.
0-2
to
 Uses evidence from the article
persuasively as evidence. Shows
careful, insightful analysis.

Analyzes the author’s point of
view.

Brings in relevant outside evidence
to support/refute the article
including other authors/articles.
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1
8) Analyzes one theme used in the article.
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SUBTOTAL
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
8
 Analyzes the conclusion about the
impact of the article on world
history.

Analyzes the quality and validity
of the articles sources.

Identifies more than one theme.
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10
GRADES: 10 = 100, 9=95, 8=90, 7=87, 6=82, 5=77, 4=72, 3=67, 2=62, 1=57, 0=50
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