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UNIT ACTIVITY
FROM WAR TO RECOVERY
OBJECTIVES
In this activity, you will
● develop credible explanations of historical events and developments based on reasoned
interpretation of evidence
● gather, evaluate, and use evidence to make persuasive arguments in support of your conclusion
INTRODUCTION
This Unit Activity will help you practice skills for researching and analyzing historical documents. You will
also answer short-answer questions and write a short essay on a given topic. The tasks for this Unit Activity
will focus on President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points and President Franklin Roosevelt’s response to
the Great Depression.
In a speech addressed to Congress, President Woodrow Wilson put forth his Fourteen Point proposal to
end World War I.
1

SCORING
Your teacher will score this activity using the following scale (unless your teacher provides you with a
different scoring scale):
T
ASK
1: P
RESIDENT
W
ILSON
’
S
F
OURTEEN
P
OINTS
Score Task 1: Criteria
Distinguished
(20-25)
●
Includes an exceptional and thorough explanation for why the chosen point
is most important to Wilson’s goals
●
Show a full understanding of the historical document
●
Provides logical, thorough analysis
●
Has few, if any, grammatical or spelling errors
Proficient
(15-19)
●
Includes a clear explanation for why the chosen point is most important to
Wilson’s goals
●
Shows good understanding of the historical document
●
Provides logical analysis
●
Has minor grammatical or spelling errors
Basic
(10-14)
●
Includes a basic explanation for why the chosen point is most important to
Wilson’s goals
●
Shows some understanding of the historical document
●
Provides basic or insufficient analysis
●
Has noticeable grammatical or spelling errors
Inadequate
(0-9)
●
Includes an incomplete or inadequate explanation for why the chosen point
is most important to Wilson’s goals
●
Shows an incomplete understanding of the historical document
●
Provides little to no analysis
●
Has numerous grammatical or spelling errors
2

T
ASK
2: FDR
AND THE
G
REAT
D
EPRESSION
Score Task 2: Criteria
Distinguished
(20-25)
●
Includes a clear, well-constructed thesis statement focusing on the key
elements of the assignment prompt
●
Effectively uses the provided resources to examine all key elements of the
assignment prompt
●
Conducts notable research using outside documents, and references two to
three outside sources in the essay
●
Correctly cites outside information with in-text citations, as well as on a
works cited page
●
Clearly and effectively analyzes one or more arguments concerning the
thesis statement and assignment prompt
●
Is well organized and well written, with few errors
Proficient
(15-19)
●
Includes a thesis statement, possibly not fully developed, addressing the
key elements of the assignment prompt
●
Utilizes some provided resources to examine the key elements of the
assignment prompt
●
Conducts research using outside documents, and references at least one
outside source in the essay
●
Provides citations that may be lacking information or contain formatting
errors with in-text citations or on the works cited page
●
Provides some basic analysis of one or more arguments raised in the thesis
statement and assignment prompt; however, argument may not be balanced
or fully developed
●
Essay is effectively organized and well written
●
May contain some errors, but those do not hinder understanding
Basic
(10-14)
●
Includes a thesis statement that is poorly developed, lacking clarity, and