Opvl Primary Source Rubric

OPVL/Primary Source Rubric (14 points maximum) Primary Sources are those statements (written and oral), documents, photographs and video, or similar material that are produced as original information. Students will be tasked with ascertaining the Origin, Purpose, Value, and Limitation for each source they encounter. Each week, students will choose one primary source at the end of the assigned reading section. After carefully considering the document, students should prepare a one, but no more than two, paragraph analysis of the document. This analysis should be uploaded to Turnitin.com AND included into the students‘ portfolio (this process should take a whopping 1 minute to complete). As will any assignment, each OPVL analysis should be an original composition. Students should refer to the “Academic Integrity” section course syllabus for further guidance on this issue. Students should consider the following questions when drafting their responses: 1. Origin: Where did the document originate? Date? Locale? In what context? 2. Purpose: What do you think the author was trying to convey in this document? What principles or statements of interest are offered? 3. Value: How valuable is this source? In comparison to other sources? Is the source a primary or a secondary source? 4. Limitation: At what point does this source cease to be of value for you, the analyst? What part of the historical narrative is not covered in this document? How can this document be verified? Category

4 Exemplary

3 Adequate

Origin Who What When Where

2 Minimal

1 Attempted

(either you got it right……. 2 points

……………..or you didn’t) 1 point Demonstrates little or no understanding of author and/or time period and/or purpose for various types of primary sources

Demonstrates strong understanding of author and/or time period and purpose for various types of primary sources

Demonstrates some understanding of author and/or time period and purpose for various types of primary sources

Demonstrates some understanding of author and/or time period or purpose for various types of primary sources

Offers a valid response with Value two or more accurate and for a historian studying… relevant values of the document

Offers a valid response with two or more insights that are somewhat accurate or relevant to the value of the document

Offers a response with one Response is lacking or or more insights that may completely inaccurate and/ be inaccurate or irrelevant to or irrelevant to the value of the value of the document the document

Offers a valid response with Limitation two or more accurate and for a historian studying… relevant limitations of the document

Offers a valid response with two or more insights that are somewhat accurate or relevant to the limitations of the document

Offers a response with one Response is lacking or or more insights that may completely inaccurate and/ be inaccurate or irrelevant to or irrelevant to the the limitations of the limitations of the document document

Purpose Why