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13 th , 14 th , 15 th Amendment Writing Prompt
Directions: Complete the following writing prompt by using what you have learned in
this and past classes. Make sure to support your writing with lots of details! Don’t be lazy!
Writing Prompt: “Do you think that the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments will solve all of the
problems for former slaves in the South? Explain, and be sure to give me a definition of the 13th,
14th, and 15th Amendment in your writing.”
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Score
Explanation
A (4)
The student used a lot of facts and supporting
details from the lesson on the Civil War and
Reconstruction to help predict whether the slaves’
lives would improve after the introduction of the
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment. The student also
provided clear definitions for the 13th, 14th, and 15th
Amendments.
The student some facts and supporting details from
the lesson on the Civil War and Reconstruction to
help predict whether the slaves’ lives would improve
after the introduction of the 13th, 14th, and 15th
Amendment. However, there were some statements
that did not have any supporting details. The
student also provided clear definitions for the 13th,
14th, and 15th Amendments.
The student some facts and supporting details from
the lesson on the Civil War and Reconstruction to
help predict whether the slaves’ lives would improve
after the introduction of the 13th, 14th, and 15th
Amendment. However, there were some statements
that did not have any supporting details. The
student also did not provide clear definitions for the
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
The student did not answer the question posed in
the writing prompt. In addition, the student did not
provide any definitions for 13th, 14th, and 15th
Amendments.
B (3)
C (2)
F (1)
Final Score
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Amendment Scenarios
Directions: Come up with different short stories where either the 13th, 14th, or 15th
Amendment is being violated. At the end of the story, pose the question, “what
amendment is being violated and not followed?” Then, provide the answer on the line
below. If you get done early, exchange scenarios with someone else that is not done and
see if you can correctly guess the amendment that is being broken.
Scenario 1:
Amendment being broken:
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Scenario 2:
Amendment being broken:
Scenario 3:
Amendment being broken:
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