GLOBAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY SCORING KEY FOR PART I AND ...

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The University of the State of New York

REGENTS HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION

VOLUME

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MC & THEMATIC

GLOBAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 -- 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., only

SCORING KEY FOR PART I AND RATING GUIDE FOR PART II (THEMATIC ESSAY)

Updated information regarding the rating of this examination may be posted on the New York State Education Department's web site during the rating period. Visit the site at: and select the link "Scoring Information" for any recently posted information regarding this examination. This site should be checked before the rating process for this examination begins and several times throughout the Regents Examination period.

Scoring the Part I Multiple-Choice Questions

Follow the procedures set up by the Regional Information Center, the Large City Scanning Center, and/or the school district for scoring the multiple-choice questions. If the student's responses for the multiple-choice questions are being hand scored prior to being scanned, the scorer must be careful not to make any marks on the answer sheet except to record the scores in the designated score boxes. Any other marks on the answer sheet will interfere with the accuracy of scanning.

Multiple Choice for Part I Allow 1 credit for each correct response.

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Contents of the Rating Guide

For Part I (Multiple-Choice Questions): ? Scoring Key

For Part II (thematic) essay: ? A content-specific rubric ? Prescored answer papers. Score levels 5 and 1 have two papers each, and score levels 4, 3, and 2 have

three papers each. They are ordered by score level from high to low. ? Commentary explaining the specific score awarded to each paper ? Five prescored practice papers

General: ? Test Specifications ? Web addresses for the test-specific conversion chart and teacher evaluation forms

Mechanics of Rating

The following procedures are to be used in rating essay papers for this examination. More detailed directions for the organization of the rating process and procedures for rating the examination are included in the Information Booklet for Scoring the Regents Examination in Global History and Geography and United States History and Government.

Rating the Essay Question (1) Follow your school's procedures for training raters. This process should include:

Introduction to the task-- ? Raters read the task ? Raters identify the answers to the task ? Raters discuss possible answers and summarize expectations for student responses

Introduction to the rubric and anchor papers-- ? Trainer leads review of specific rubric with reference to the task ? Trainer reviews procedures for assigning holistic scores, i.e., by matching evidence from the response

to the rubric ? Trainer leads review of each anchor paper and commentary

Practice scoring individually-- ? Raters score a set of five papers independently without looking at the scores and commentaries

provided ? Trainer records scores and leads discussion until the raters feel confident enough to move on to

actual rating

(2) When actual rating begins, each rater should record his or her individual rating for a student's essay on the rating sheet provided, not directly on the student's essay or answer sheet. The rater should not correct the student's work by making insertions or changes of any kind.

(3) Each essay must be rated by at least two raters; a third rater will be necessary to resolve scores that differ by more than one point.

Schools are not permitted to rescore any of the open-ended questions (scaffold questions, thematic essay, DBQ essay) on this exam after each question has been rated the required number of times as specified in the rating guides, regardless of the final exam score. Schools are required to ensure that the raw scores have been added correctly and that the resulting scale score has been determined accurately. Teachers may not score their own students' answer papers.

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Global History and Geography Content-Specific Rubric Thematic Essay August 2017

Theme: Intellectual life--Individuals Often in history, individuals, who were not leaders of government, had ideas that influenced change in their society or in other societies and regions.

Task:

Select two individuals, who were not government leaders, and for each ? Explain an idea the individual had that influenced change ? Describe the historical circumstances surrounding the idea of this individual ? Discuss how this idea influenced change in a society or region

You may use any individual, who was not the leader of a government, from your study of global history and geography. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include Confucius, Buddha, Plato, Jesus, Muhammad, Martin Luther, Galileo Galilei, John Locke, Mary Wollstonecraft, Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Mohandas Gandhi, and Mother Teresa.

You are not limited to these suggestions. Do not make the United States the focus of your answer.

Scoring Notes:

1. This thematic essay has a minimum of six components (discussing an idea each of two individuals had that influenced change, the historical circumstances surrounding the idea of each individual, and how each idea influenced change in a society or region).

2. The individual could have held political office; however, the discussion must focus on either the time period before the person gained political office or the time period after the individual left political office, e.g., Nelson Mandela or Aung San Suu Kyi.

3. The change may be an immediate change or a long-term change. 4. The change may be discussed from any perspective as long as the position taken is supported by

accurate facts and examples. 5. The same idea may be used for both individuals, e.g., monotheism may be discussed for both Jesus

and Muhammad, but the details should be specific to each individual. 6. The influence on the United States may be included as part of the discussion for how an idea

significantly changed a specific society or region, e.g., the effect of John Locke's ideas on the American Revolution. 7. The same society or region may be used to discuss how the ideas of two individuals led to a significant change, but the details should be specific to each individual, e.g., Europe in the 1600s was changed by the ideas of both Galileo Galilei and John Locke. 8. The society or region need not be specifically identified as long as it is implied in the discussion. 9. If more than two individuals are discussed, only the first two individuals discussed may be scored.

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Score of 5: ? Thoroughly develops all aspects of the task evenly and in depth by discussing an idea each of two

individuals had that influenced change, the historical circumstances surrounding the idea of each individual, and how each idea influenced change in a society or region ? Is more analytical than descriptive (analyzes, evaluates, and/or creates* information), e.g., John Locke: connects Locke's idea of a social contract theory, the theory of natural rights, and the consent of the governed to the growing discontent with absolutism, specifically under the rule of Charles II and James II, the creation of a constitutional monarchy in England, and the application of Locke's ideas to the American Revolution and the French Revolution; Karl Marx: connects Marx's emphasis on the exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie, the conditions created by the Industrial Revolution, and the inevitability that class struggle would cause communist revolutions to the economic and political conditions in Russia in 1917 and Lenin's efforts to apply Marx's ideas during the Bolshevik Revolution ? Richly supports the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details, e.g., John Locke: divine right; Enlightenment; Second Treatise on Government; "life, liberty, and property"; Glorious Revolution; English Bill of Rights; Declaration of Independence; Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen; Karl Marx: materialism; Das Kapital; Communist Manifesto; World War I; "peace, land, and bread"; Red Army; 1917 Revolutions ? Demonstrates a logical and clear plan of organization; includes an introduction and a conclusion that are beyond a restatement of the theme

Score of 4: ? Develops all aspects of the task but may do so somewhat unevenly by discussing all aspects of the

task for one individual more thoroughly than for the second individual or by discussing one aspect of the task less thoroughly than the other aspects of the task ? Is both descriptive and analytical (applies, analyzes, evaluates, and/or creates* information), e.g., John Locke: discusses Locke's idea that the purpose of government was to protect people's natural rights and if the government refused to do this, the people had the right to overthrow the government, relating how these ideas led to Locke's rejection of absolute monarchy prevalent in western Europe and to the French Revolution and its effects; Karl Marx: discusses Marx's prediction of violent revolution as a result of the poor working conditions caused by the Industrial Revolution, relating this to the political situation and increasing labor unrest in Russia that led to the rise of Lenin and revolutions in 1917 ? Supports the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details ? Demonstrates a logical and clear plan of organization; includes an introduction and a conclusion that are beyond a restatement of the theme

Score of 3: ? Develops all aspects of the task with little depth or develops at least four aspects of the task in some

depth ? Is more descriptive than analytical (applies, may analyze and/or evaluate information) ? Includes some relevant facts, examples, and details; may include some minor inaccuracies ? Demonstrates a satisfactory plan of organization; includes an introduction and a conclusion that may

be a restatement of the theme

Note: If all aspects of the task are thoroughly developed evenly and in depth for one individual and if the response meets most of the other Level 5 criteria, the overall response may be a Level 3 paper.

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Score of 2: ? Minimally develops all aspects of the task or develops at least three aspects of the task in some depth ? Is primarily descriptive; may include faulty, weak, or isolated application or analysis ? Includes few relevant facts, examples, and details; may include some inaccuracies ? Demonstrates a general plan of organization; may lack focus; may contain digressions; may not

clearly identify which aspect of the task is being addressed; may lack an introduction and/or a conclusion

Score of 1: ? Minimally develops some aspects of the task ? Is descriptive; may lack understanding, application, or analysis ? Includes few relevant facts, examples, or details; may include inaccuracies ? May demonstrate a weakness in organization; may lack focus; may contain digressions; may not

clearly identify which aspect of the task is being addressed; may lack an introduction and/or a conclusion

Score of 0: Fails to develop the task or may only refer to the theme in a general way; OR includes no relevant facts, examples, or details; OR includes only the theme, task, or suggestions as copied from the test booklet; OR is illegible; OR is a blank paper

*The term create as used by Anderson/Krathwohl, et al. in their 2001 revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives refers to the highest level of the cognitive domain. This usage of create is similar to Bloom's use of the term synthesis. Creating implies an insightful reorganization of information into a new pattern or whole. While a Level 5 paper will contain analysis and/or evaluation of information, a very strong paper may also include examples of creating information as defined by Anderson and Krathwohl.

All sample student essays in this rating guide are presented in the same cursive font while preserving actual student work, including errors. This will ensure that the sample essays are easier for raters to read and use as scoring aids.

Raters should continue to disregard the quality of a student's handwriting in scoring examination papers and focus on how well the student has accomplished the task. The content-specific rubric should be applied holistically in determining the level of a student's response.

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Anchor Paper ? Thematic Essay--Level 5 ? A

Throughout history, people who are not government leaders have been able to make a significant impact on a society. They did not need political power to influence a region, but rather were able to use their intellect, ardent beliefs and writing to change the way people think. Two people who perfectly examplify this are Martin Luther and Galileo Galilei.

Despite a humble start to life, Martin Luther was able to become one of the most influencial individuals in history. At the time, the Catholic Church was very powerful, and considered by some, quite corrupt. Martin Luther was a monk and was apalled by the coruption, in particular, the selling of indulgences by the church. The church had told people that buying an indulgence would lead to a reduction of time in purgatory and was using the money to build St. Peters Basilica. Outraged, Luther wrote his 95 theses, which listed his complaints about the church. The theses were quickly made into pamphlets using the recently developed printing press and circulated around Europe quickly, gaining Luther fame and followers. Luther officially broke off from the church after refusing to recant his criticisms, leading to the beginning of Protestantism, and a theology that would affect Europe and the world. Luther's ideas stressed an individual relationship with God and simplicity in the ceremonies of Luther's reformed church. Luther rejected the authority of the Pope and the role of the priest and stressed that salvation came by faith alone. While hiding from the authorities, he translated the Bible into German which went along with the notion that people should be able to read the Bible on their own. Martin Luther went against the church and survived. He laid the foundation for Lutheranism and this led to

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Anchor Paper ? Thematic Essay--Level 5 ? A

the formation of other Protestant religions, by men such as Calvin. He is indirectly responsible for the Catholic Counter Reformation taking place and some would say for the religious wars that followed in the Holy Roman Empire. These wars between German princes in the 16th and 17th centuries slowed the creation of a united Germany. Martin Luther might have started out as a seemingly unimportant monk, however by sharing his beliefs and not backing down, he became someone who changed the world.

Another non political leader who influenced society was Galileo Galilei. Galileo was a scientist during the Scientific Revolution. During this time the church enforced a geo-centric model of the solar system despite conflicting work from Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, and Johann Kepler. Those who tried to promote a heliocentric model of the solar system were deemed heretical. Knowing this, but also believing he had favor with the pope, Galileo pursued research into the heliocentric system and published his findings. His work was very powerful and read by scientists in academic circles. Galileo had a lot of ideas, most of which supported the theory of heliocentricism that the Sun not the Earth was the center of the solar system. He practiced the scientific method in studying planets, the stars, the Sun and the Moon. His emphasis was on scientific truth that could be demonstrated. Inevitably this led to his being confronted by the Inquisition and being forced to retract his ideas.

The church demanded he retract his findings and put him under permanent house arrest. Despite attempts to crush Galileo's work, the banning of it made it more famous and helped it become more widely read. Galileo finalized the work of Copernicus & Keppler and helped

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Anchor Paper ? Thematic Essay--Level 5 ? A

prove the theory of the heliocentric system. One influence of Galileo was to demonstrate the importance of observation and the value of gathering evidence in the search for scientific facts. Galileo's use of his modified telescope to observe the craters of the Moon, sunspots, and satellites of planets illustrate his use of the scientific method to develop theories. Galileo was important in providing Sir Isaac Newton the basis for explaining the natural laws that regulate the universe. Galileo's work testing falling objects led to Newton's law of gravity. Galileo's actions helped influence the use of reason and the secular ideas important to understanding the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment.

All, in all, Galileo Galilei and Martin Luther show how big an impact even someone who is not a political leader can make. Both of them challenged the power of the Church and led to change.

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