Topic: Africa (4.1) - DBQ: Gandhi, King, and Mandela: What Made Non-Violence Work?
Included Standards: SS.912.G.1.1, SS.912.G.1.2, SS.912.G.1.3, SS.912.G.2.1, SS.912.G.2.2, SS.912.G.2.3, SS.912.G.4.1, SS.912.G.4.2,
SS.912.G.4.3, SS.912.G.4.7, SS.912.G.4.9 LACC.910.RH.1.1, LACC.910.RH.1.2, LACC.910.RH.1.3, LACC.910.RH.2.4, LACC.910.RH.2.5,
LACC.910.RH.2.6, LACC.910.RH.3.7, LACC.910.RH.3.8, LACC.910.RH.3.9, LACC.910.WHST.1.1, LACC.910.WHST.1.2, LACC.910.WHST.2.4,
LACC.910.WHST.2.5, LACC.910.WHST.2.6, LACC.910.WHST.3.7, LACC.910.WHST.3.8, LACC.910.WHST.3.9, LACC.910.WHST.4.10
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Grade: 9 Grade World Cultural Geography
Score 4.0
In addition to Score 3.0, in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught.
 Justify the neglect of human rights or environmental issues in Africa in exchange for economic gains.
Score 3.0
The student will understand how the legacy of colonialism continues to make economic development uneven and
difficult in many African countries despite their vast natural resources.
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Score 2.0
The student exhibits no major errors or omissions regarding the score 3.0 content.
The student:
 Recognizes and describes specific terminology such as:
plateau, landlocked country, Nile River, Congo River, Lake Victoria, subsistence agriculture, nomadic herding,
mineral wealth, desertification, cash crops, human rights abuse, refugees, ethnic groups, non-violence movement
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Score 1.0
Score 0.0
Performs Complex Skills
o Compare the success of the non-violent movements in India, the United States, and South Africa
o Assess the impact of foreign control of arable land and natural resources on native populations
o Evaluate the concept of sustainable development
o Analyze the causes of desertification
o Assess the legacy of European colonization on Africa
Performs Basic Skills
o Describe Nelson Mandela’s role to end apartheid in South Africa
o Describe sustainable development
o Describe and locate areas of epidemic diseases found in Africa, (i.e., AIDS, malaria, sleeping sickness)
o Identify areas of desertification
o Locate and label major physical features, biomes, and political divisions
No major errors or omissions regarding the score 2.0 content.
With help, I know some of 2.0 and 3.0.
Even with help, I am unable to understand.