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Module Eight Short Response Guidelines and
Rubric

HIS 200 Module Eight 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 eighth week of the course, you will respond to several questions in the webtext as you complete each learning block. At the end of

Module Eight, 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 Eight: Thinking About History, continued, learning block 8-4 (page 3) in theModule Eight: Thinking About History, continued, learning block 8-4 (page 3) in the

webtext, before exporting to Word for submission to your instructor in your learning environmentwebtext, before exporting to Word for submission to your instructor in your learning environment.

Module Eight: Thinking About History, continued, Learning Block 8-1 (page 1): Module Eight: Thinking About History, continued, Learning Block 8-1 (page 1): 

Question 1Question 1: Consider the following statement: The support of non-Native Alaskans was an important factor leading to the settlement of

Alaska Native land claims. Is this conclusion consistent with the evidence presented in this learning block? Answer Yes or No, and then

explain your choice in one or two sentences. 

Question 2Question 2: Consider the following statement: ANCSA was a fair settlement for Alaska Natives. Is this conclusion consistent with the

evidence presented in this learning block? Answer Yes or No, and then explain your choice in one or two sentences. 

Question 3Question 3: Consider the following statement: ANCSA led to economic benefits for white Alaskans as well as for Natives. Is this

conclusion consistent with the evidence presented in this learning block? Answer Yes or No, and then explain your choice in one or two

sentences. 

Module Eight: Thinking About History, continued, Learning Block 8-2 (page 2): Module Eight: Thinking About History, continued, Learning Block 8-2 (page 2): 

Question 4Question 4: For an American literature course: What skills from this course would you use to develop a brief essay on the significance of

Walt Whitman’s “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,” a poem written in the summer of 1865? 

Question 5Question 5: For a sociology course: What skills from this course would you use to produce an annotated bibliography for your course

research project? 

Question 6Question 6: For a business course: What skills from this course would you use to decide between two different investment proposals? 

Module Eight: Thinking About History, continued, Learning Block 8-3 (page 2): Module Eight: Thinking About History, continued, Learning Block 8-3 (page 2): 

Question 7Question 7: How can history serve as a lens for the rest of the academic program you will pursue at SNHU? Has this course changed the

way you think about what you want to study? Why or why not? 

Module Eight: Thinking About History, continued, Learning Block 8-4 (page 2): Module Eight: Thinking About History, continued, Learning Block 8-4 (page 2): 

Question 8Question 8: What did you learn about one of these topics or historical events that was new or surprising to you? Explain in at least two to

three sentences. 

Question 9Question 9: In one paragraph, explain which parts of your historical investigation and analysis were most interesting to you. Which parts

were less interesting?  

What to Submit
Your responses to Questions 1, 2, and 3 should be 1–2 sentences in length. Your responses to Questions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 should be 2–3

sentences in length. Your response to Question 9 should be 1 paragraph in length. Follow the instructions at the bottom of Module Eight:

Thinking About History, continued, learning block 8-4 (page 3), to download your work and submit it to your instructor as a single Microsoft

Word document uploaded to your learning environment. Refer to the Submitting Webtext Assignments Guide for assistance on downloading,

saving, and submitting this assignment.

Module Eight Short Response Rubric

CriteriaCriteria ExemplaryExemplary Proficient  Proficient  
NeedsNeeds

ImprovementImprovement
Not EvidentNot Evident ValueValue

EngagementEngagement 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

RelevanceRelevance 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

identified in short

answer prompts (0%) 

20

AccuracyAccuracy 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 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 reflect original

ideas and

examples (0%) 

20

Articulation ofArticulation of

Response 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:Total: 100%

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