Synthesize the entire G8-Fall unit into a Reconstruction-as-Unfinished-Business Foxfire 3-copy storybook (10-12 pages, illustrated, primary-source-grounded) + civic-action letter mailed to one of 12 named descendant-community institutions — Banks Level 4 SOCIAL ACTION + 5-STAR SELF-REFLECTION assessment-as-learning
Exercise Difficulty 5 ~60 min hist.g8.f.ex_52

Essay

Prompt

Capstone 5-STAR SELF-REFLECTION (assessment-as-learning). Complete all 5 stars: I-LEARNED (3 historical knowledge claims with primary-source citation); I-CAN (5 historian-craft moves); I-STILL-WONDER (5 wonderings); WHAT-I-WILL-DO (1 civic-action step); WHO-I-AM-AS-HISTORIAN (1 paragraph identity statement).

M-8-F-CAP-20-A Chart Physical / non-image

18x24 wall display + student handouts of 5-STAR rubric for capstone Lesson 20: STAR I-LEARNED (3 historical knowledge claims with primary-source citation); STAR I-CAN (5 historian-craft moves — MG-7 EIGHT-Question + Q9 LOST-CAUSE-DETECTION + close-read Gettysburg + analyze secession declaration + identify Lost Cause artifact + apply NMAI present-tense protocol); STAR I-STILL-WONDER (5 wonderings to bring into G8-Spring); STAR WHAT-I-WILL-DO (1 named civic-action step); STAR WHO-I-AM-AS-HISTORIAN (1 paragraph identity statement integrating own family history + community + questions). Scored 0-2 per star (10 total).

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type rubric 5star
criteria
  1. I-LEARNED: 3 claims with primary-source citation (0-2 points)
  2. I-CAN: 5 historian-craft moves named (0-2 points)
  3. I-STILL-WONDER: 5 wonderings (0-2 points)
  4. WHAT-I-WILL-DO: 1 specific civic-action step (0-2 points)
  5. WHO-I-AM-AS-HISTORIAN: integrates own family history + community + questions (0-2 points)
max score
10
Hints
  1. Historian-craft includes MG-7 EIGHT-Question + Q9 + close-read Gettysburg + analyze secession declaration + identify Lost Cause artifact + apply NMAI present-tense.
  2. Civic-action might be visit to one of 12 institutions OR read assigned book OR write letter to elected official.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Treating as 'creative project' rather than rigorous historian-craft reflection
  • Missing primary-source citation in I-LEARNED claims