Rubric for Grade 6 Social Studies Heritage and Identity

Unit
CATEGORIES

LEVEL 1
Shows little
understanding of the
impact the cultures
made to Canadas
identity

Knowledge
and
Understandi Provides very few facts
supporting their point
ng and
Communicat of view
ion

LEVEL 2
Shows some
understanding of
the impact the
cultures made to
Canadas identity

Provides some
supporting
evidence for their
point of view

Writes and
develops a
variety of simple
ideas of cultural
differences and
reasons why
settlers came to
Canada
Compiles research
Compiles research
report with a limited
report notes with
degree of
some degree of
thoroughness
thoroughness
Report contains little or Report contains
no evidence of new
some new
vocabulary and few
vocabulary and a
sentences
variety of
sentences

LEVEL 3

Shows
Shows thorough
understanding and understanding, in depth
personal concern
knowledge and
about the impact the commitment about the
cultures made to
impact the cultures
Canadas identity
made to Canadas
identity
Supports their point Develops ideas fully to
of view with relevant show great
facts
understanding of facts
in a diverse and unique
way
Writes and develops Writes and develops
ideas of some
ideas of complexity
complexity
presenting detailed
presenting an
explanation of why
explanation of why settlers came to Canada
settlers came to
Canada

Shows
accurate
knowledge of
concepts of
cultures and
able to
identify
similarities
and
differences in
culture

Writes a few simple

ideas of the cultural
differences and the
main reasons why
settlers came to
Canada

Research
and Inquiry
Demonstrates
skills and
process for
research and
inquiry

Limited and insufficient Adequate and

understanding of the
simplistic
research process
understanding of
the research
process
Applies limited critical Applies some
Applies critical and
and creative thinking
critical and creative creative thinking
skills
thinking skills
skills
Conducts research
using a few sources

Conducts research
ethically using a
few sources

LEVEL 4

Compiles research
Compiles research
report with a
report with a high
considerable degree degree of thoroughness
of thoroughness
Report contains
Report contains new
vocabulary that suits words or terminology
the purpose and
that supports the
contains a wide
opinion presented and a
variety of sentences wide variety of
sentences used
effectively
Well-developed
Thorough and in-depth
understanding of the understanding of the
research process
research and inquiry
process
Active inquiry and
critical and creative
thinking skills
demonstrated
Conducts research Conducts research
ethically using
critically and ethically
varied methods and using varied methods

sources

Application
Uses
information
from Knaan
Book, class
discussions
and
independent
investigation
to support
report

Uses information from

text and independent
investigation to show
cultural differences and
impact on Canadian
identity with a limited
degree of relevance

Uses information
Uses information
from text and
from text and
independent
independent
investigation to
investigation to
show cultural
show cultural
differences and
differences and
impact on Canadian impact on Canadian
identity with some identity with
degree of relevance considerable degree
of relevance

and sources

Uses information from

text and independent
investigation to show
cultural differences and
impact on Canadian
identity with a high
degree of relevance