AmerStudIIB2011

= **﻿ ﻿ American Studies II B period 2011!! ** ﻿ = = ﻿Welcome to the wiki HW space for 4th marking period. Our goals are: =
 * to develop independent research skills
 * to improve your analytical skills
 * to maximize our talents in/through group work
 * to have more fun as we learn

__ Wiki Essential Questions __ 1. How can I approach this problem creatively? (hint: Wikipedia is not creative)

2. How can I work //with// my classmates to construct best answer?

3. What makes a good answer? (What makes an answer good?)

4. How should I be graded?

5. How can I help the wiki be effective as a teaching and learning tool? ___

//Rubric//

5. Outstanding--Primary Sources with expert analysis 4. Strong--Secondary source(s) or expert analysis 3. Meets Standard--Quote from Danzer with page number 2. Below Standard--General idea from Danzer, no page 1. Ick--No evidence or inaccurate evidence.
 * Evidence (5 point scale)**

5. You clearly explain the compelling connection between your source material, the ideas in the text and the EQ. You indicate how point of view and/or historiography plays a role in the connection. You show how the source material(s) deepen a point in the text or extend an idea omitted by the text.  3. You explain the connection between your source material, 1-2 major ideas in the text and the EQ. 1. You do not explain how your statements connect to the text.
 * Insight (5, 3 & 1 "points" listed below)**