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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Effective Communication
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- I can share my historical ideas clearly using one or two pieces of evidence from maps or images, naming what the evidence shows about a region’s power or borders over time.
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- I can build a clear explanation by comparing two time periods or developments and using multiple related sources (e.g., map plus image or short text) to support how power, borders, trade, or identity changes in my region.
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- I can fuse relevant primary and secondary evidence into a persuasive slide presentation by explaining connections across place and time, describing how specific evidence supports my claim and how it answers an essential question.
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- I can communicate a sophisticated, well-evidenced argument in a presentation by evaluating and selecting the strongest evidence, explaining how it may differ from other sources, and connecting the historical change I describe to present-day regions or ideas.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
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- I can describe one historical change I notice in maps or images (borders, political control, trade, or identity) by using details from a single source and telling where/when it occurred.
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- I can compare two different time periods or political forms (society, empire, or nation-state) by explaining how at least one change in power or influence is shown in the evidence, using specific details from multiple sources.
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- I can evaluate competing interpretations by fusing evidence from primary and secondary sources (maps, images, and written info) and explaining why the evidence supports my claim about the shift in regional power.
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- I can create a persuasive, evidence-based explanation of regional development across time and place by connecting multiple developments to broader processes (and, when appropriate, to connections to the present), while clearly justifying how each source contributes to my reasoning.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Collaboration
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- I can collaborate respectfully in group work by taking on a clear role (such as evidence sorting, map annotation, or slide writing) and completing my part on time while staying focused on our Power Shift Showcase goals.
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- I can collaborate by using group discussions to compare historical evidence across sources (e.g., maps and images) and contribute ideas that help our team make a shared claim about regional change from societies to empires to nation-states.
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- I can collaborate to fuse relevant primary and secondary evidence into a persuasive slide or presentation segment by explaining my reasoning, listening to peers’ evidence-based suggestions, and co-deciding what to include or revise.
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- I can collaborate independently and lead effectively by facilitating fair turn-taking, resolving disagreements using evidence (not opinions), and strengthening the team’s historical understanding through targeted revisions after peer feedback.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Content Expertise
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- I can use maps or images to describe how a region’s borders and political control changed from one time period to another (society → empire → nation-state)
- I can label at least one location/time detail from the visual source when I write my slide text.
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- I can compare developments across two or more time periods by explaining how power and influence expanded or shifted within a region using evidence from maps and images
- I can identify whether my evidence is primary or secondary and choose the most relevant detail to support a specific statement.
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- I can evaluate multiple sources (at least one primary and one secondary, including visual evidence) by explaining what each source shows and where it may be limited
- I can fuse the evidence to form a persuasive claim about regional change (borders, trade routes, identity, or governance) and connect it to time/place circumstances and broader processes.
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- I can independently revise and strengthen my slide by integrating feedback to improve the clarity and accuracy of my evidence-based argument
- I can draw nuanced connections from the historical developments in my region to the present (where appropriate) and explain how my sources together best demonstrate change over time.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Self Directed Learning
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- I can use teacher guidance and a clear checklist to select sources (maps/images and brief text) and record basic evidence about regional change (borders, control, trade, identity) on my graphic organizer or slide
- I can identify at least one difference between two time periods from the evidence I gather.
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- I can independently choose relevant primary and secondary sources and justify why each one supports my claim about how a region changed from early societies to empires to nation-states
- I can revise my slide using peer feedback by improving one or more: evidence accuracy, explanation, or connection to time/place (where it happened and when).
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- I can consistently monitor my own understanding by comparing multiple sources for the same historical development and explaining how the evidence aligns or complicates my thinking
- I can incorporate specific feedback to strengthen my argument by adding clearer comparisons across time/geography and stronger links between shifts in power and outcomes for people (society) and governance (empire/state).
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- I can independently refine a persuasive, evidence-fused historical claim by selecting the strongest combination of sources and explaining their reliability/limitations in context
- After feedback, I can meaningfully revise my slide deck with targeted improvements and clearly connect the regional historical development to a present-day connection using well-supported evidence.
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