Constructed+Response+Cornerstone

Name of Cornerstone: Constructed Response Paragraphs

early units before the midyear exam ||
 * Course Name || AP European History ||
 * Unit Title || various units throughout the course, mostly from
 * Time of year/quarter || 3-4 opportunities in first several units (Q1, Q2) ||
 * Description of Cornerstone || Students write a paragraph response to one or more short answer questions. The questions require students to use historical thinking skills to respond to a primary source, a historian’s argument, secondary sources such as data or maps, or general propositions about European history. Each question will ask students to identify and analyze examples of historical evidence relevant to the source or question. In the first semester the questions given to students will focus on historical topics with a focus on civics and/or economics. ||
 * School Wide Expectation(s) || Communicates effectively ||
 * What does successful completion look like? || Students must earn a score of 80 or better based on the rubric for one constructed-response paragraph. ||