Download the student must show `B` level mastery on ALL Essential Outcomes

Student Name:_________________________________
Date:________________________
CULTURAL STUDIES-12/13 COURSE I E04 RUBRIC
(Ancient Greece I: Rise of Greece)
To receive a ‘B’, the student must show ‘B’ level mastery on ALL Essential Outcomes (TSW’s).
To receive an ‘A’, the student must show ‘A’ level mastery on 3 of the 5 available TSW’s and ‘B’ level mastery on all TSW’s.
The Student Will
‘A’ Level
‘B’ Level
1. The Student Will
explain how physical
geography helped shape
Greek life and culture
The student is able to
describe the influence of
the physical geography of
Greece on Greek life and
culture.
2. TSW describe how the
The student is able to
explain the ideas that
spread through cultural
diffusion to Greece after
the Mycenaean civilization,
and the effect of the Dark
Ages on Ancient Greece.
early civilizations of the
Minoans and the
Mycenaeans influenced the
Greeks, and the effect of the
Dark Ages on early Greek
civilization.
The student is able to
summarize the stories of
the Iliad and the Odyssey
and list some of the
influences these had on
Greek values.
3. TSW understand the
significance of The Iliad
and the Odyssey on the
shaping of Greek values.
4. TSW describe how citystates formed and their
various forms of
government.
The student is able to evaluate
the benefits and limitations of
each of the various forms of
government in the city states.
The student is able to
describe, with a visual
representation, the social
divisions in ancient Greek
society.
5. TSW be able to sketch
an annotated visual
representation of the social
divisions in ancient Greece
6. TSW explain how
conquest and colonization
has both economic and
cultural effects.
The student is able to
identify the various forms
of government of the city
states.
The student is able to compare
the economic and cultural
effects of the conquest and
colonization of Ancient Greece
with a more modern example
(e.g. Britain’s colonization of
India), independent research is
needed.
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The student is able to
describe how conquest and
colonization has both
economic and cultural
effects.
‘P’/Teacher Comments
7. TSW describe the
beginnings of democracy in
Athens, and accurately
differentiate between
limited democracy, direct
democracy and
representative democracy
The student is able to evaluate
how Athenian democracy
compares to modern
representational governments.
The student is able to
describe the beginnings of
democracy in Athens and
accurately explain the
differences between limited
democracy, direct
democracy and
representative democracy.
8. TSW understand the
practice of oligarchy in
Sparta and outline the
differences between the
government of Sparta and
that of Athens
The student is able to compare
and contrast the oligarchy of
Sparta with the democracy of
Athens, and explain why each
was successful for that city
state.
The student is able to
describe the differences
between the oligarchy of
Sparta and the democracy
of Athens.
9. TSW identify and
evaluate the differences
between Athenian and
Spartan society society.
The student is able to evaluate
how differences between
Athenian and Spartan society
impact on the cultural values
of each society.
The student is able to
describe the differences
between Athenian and
Spartan society.
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