Sample Assignments
US History Course:
- Students will be randomly assigned a historical figure from US History. They will research their assigned figure's stance on a selection of topics using primary and secondary sources. At the end of the project, students will take the floor as their assigned figure in a mock-forum, allowing them to deliberate the assigned discussion topics.
Sample Rubrics
Sample Course Rubric
| Criteria |
Excellent |
Proficient |
Developing |
Unsatisfactory |
| Analysis of Knowledge | Connects and extends knowledge (facts, theories, etc.) from one's own academic study/field/discipline to civic discourse and to one's own participation in civic life. | Analyzes knowledge (facts, theories, etc.) from one's own academic study/field/discipline making relevant connections to civic discourse and to one's own participation in civic life. | Begins to connect knowledge (facts, theories, etc.) from one's own academic study/field/discipline to civic discourse and to tone's own participation in civic life. | Begins to identify knowledge (facts, theories, etc.) from one's own academic study/field/discipline that is relevant to civic discourse and to one's own participation in civic life. |
| Civic Communication | Tailors communication strategies to effectively express, listen, and adapt to others to establish relationships to further civic action | Effectively communicates in civic context, showing ability to do all of the following: express, listen, and adapt ideas and messages based on others' perspectives. | Communicates in civic context, showing ability to do more than one of the following: express, listen, and adapt ideas and messages based on others' perspectives. | Communicates in civic context, showing ability to do one of the following: express, listen, and adapt ideas and messages based on others' perspectives. |
Adapted from “Civic Engagement VALUE Rubric” by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2009, https://www.aacu.org/value-rubrics. This derivative work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.