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The USA A Nation Of Contrast and Contradiction The USA A Nation Of Contrast and Contradiction Comparing the commitment to feedom with the desire to keep others from being free as seen through art, music, history and literature Rubric Code: A3X96W By srkane Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Presentation Grade Levels: (none)

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
USA from Slavery to today	Poor Presents random events or time periods in history with no stated reason why	Fair Makes simple connections between our treatment of slaves and other disenfranchised people. Poses questions about what democracy should be and how our own Democracy meets or does not meet the ideal.	Good Makes clear connections between our treatment of slaves, our treament of immigrants, the poor and other disenfranchised people. Poses thought provoking questions about contradicitons between the promotion and practice of Democracy in the USA.
Music Reperesents our History	Poor Presents random pieces of music with no obvious connection to time periods in history.	Fair Presents pieces of music from time periods consistent with the historical piece. Raises some issues stated or implicit in the music that connect to socio-political issues.	Good Connect our musical history to our history of fighting for freedom while keeping others from being free. Makes clear connections between the history and the music while posing thought provoking questions.
Art Reperesents our history	Poor Presents random pieces of art- with no obvious connection to time periods in history.	Fair Presents and/or creates pieces of art from time periods consistent with the historical piece. Raises some issues stated or implicit in the artwork that connect to socio-political issues.	Good Presents and/or creates artwork that represents, supports, and elaboratea points made about the contradictions in US history. Pictures are easy to decipher. Pictures are thought provoking and connect to past and current socio-political issues