Conceptual Understanding Assessment
Task instructions
1. You will write an article as if you were in 1820.
2. Your Newspaper Headline will be your Conceptual Statement
a. You have to connect as many of the following concepts: Change, Disparity
and Equity, Revolution, Power, and Time and Place.
3. Write one PEEL paragraph that supports your Conceptual Statement using the
French Revolution. (Maximum 250 words)
4. Write one PEEL paragraph that supports your Conceptual Statement using the
Latin American Independence. (Maximum 250 words)
Goal: To explain how your conceptual understandings applies to the French Revolution
and Latin American Independence.
Role: You are a journalist writing for an independent newspaper.
Audience: Educated Gran Colombians who speak English.
Situation: You are in Bogotá, Gran Colombia in 1820.
Product: Editorial
Standards:
Criterion A: Knowing and understanding
Level Descriptor
0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors
below.
1-2 The student:
i. uses limited relevant terminology
ii. demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of content and
concepts with minimal descriptions and/or examples.
3-4 The student:
i. uses some terminology accurately and appropriately
ii. demonstrates adequate knowledge and understanding of content and
concepts through satisfactory descriptions, explanations and examples.
5-6 The student:
i. uses a range of terminology accurately and appropriately
ii. demonstrates substantial knowledge and understanding of content and
concepts through accurate descriptions, explanations and examples.
7-8 The student:
i. consistently uses a wide range of terminology effectively
ii. demonstrates excellent knowledge and understanding of content and
concepts through thorough, accurate descriptions, explanations and
examples.
Criterion D: Thinking Critically
Level Descriptor
0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors
below.
1-2 i. analyses concepts to a limited extent u
sing an example
3-4 i. analyses concepts using a real life example
5-6 i. discusses concepts using real life examples
7-8 i. completes a detailed discussion of concepts using real life examples
What you did well
What you need to do to improve
Newspaper headline: Change can occur when there is a disparity
with equity, and can lead to a revolution affecting the power of
certain people over a society.
1. French Revolution.
In the french revolution there were three major events that influenced
the majority the power of certain people over a society. This three
major event were: Call of Estate General, Royal Family attempts to
flee and Execution of the Queen. The mayor event in the french
revolution that had more impact in the power of some people over
society was the Execution of the Queen, On 21 September 1792, the
monarchy was abolished. Her trial began on 14 October 1793, and two
days later Marie Antoinette was convicted by the Revolutionary
Tribunal of high treason and executed by guillotine on the Place de la
Révolution. This event affected the power of many people over society,
due to the fact that Marie Antoniette was a very important Queen at
the time, althought this might be true many people hated her and
wanted her power. When Marie Antoniette was executed, many people
wanted to rule, and believed they had the power over certain society,
as a matter of fact citizens of france had any power over society
before the execution of marie antoniette, this was a major cause of the
execution of the Queen. In addition to this In July 1793, she lost custody
of her young son, who was forced to accuse her of sexual abuse and
incest before a Revolutionary tribunal. The Revolutionary tribunal had
the majority of the power over the society. In spite of the fact that
many gained power over society when this event happened, many
others lost power over society during the execution of the queen, as a
matter of fact, her son and the rest of the royal family lost the entire
power over society and the rest of the citizens were the ones who
gained it.
2. Latin American.
