Historical Analysis

3 Strong Competence

Strong demonstration of historical analysis includes one or more of these features.  The submission may:

2 Competence

Submissions that demonstrate competent historical analysis may:

  • Employ historical resources.

  • Show some awareness of historical context and chronology.

  • Be uneven in supporting arguments.

  • Demonstrate some awareness of causation in examining changes over time.

1 Minimal Competence
 

Minimally competent submissions may:

  • Merely list historical resources.

  • Have limited or confused use of historical context and chronology.

  • Make an unsupported thesis or argument

  • Show minimal awareness of causation in examining changes over time.

  • Simply report historical facts

0 No Competence

  • Ignore historical context

  • No thesis, argument, or analysis

  • Neglects changes over time

  • Demonstrates lack of knowledge regarding basic historical facts