Academic Expectation 8
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the political, social, cultural, or scientific context of knowledge.
Levels of Performance
Criteria		Exemplary		Proficient		Developing		Beginning
		Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting highest level of performance.		Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance.		Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting movement and development towards mastering performance.		Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance.
Knowledge	▪	Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the context underlying essential knowledge	▪	Demonstrates an appropriate  understanding of the context underlying essential knowledge	▪	Demonstrates a limited understanding of the context underlying essential knowledge	▪	Demonstrates a basic understanding of the context underlying essential knowledge
Interrelationships	▪	Makes substantive connections between and among knowledge acquired in various disciplines	▪	Makes connections to knowledge acquired in other disciplines	▪	Makes weak connections to knowledge acquired in other disciplines	▪	Makes trivial connections to knowledge acquired in other disciplines
	▪	Demonstrates a superior understanding of overarching themes, abstract concepts and essential ideas	▪	Demonstrates an understanding of overarching themes, abstract concepts, and essential ideas	▪	Demonstrates some understanding of overarching themes, abstract concepts, and essential ideas	▪	Demonstrates a basic understanding of overarching themes, abstract concepts, and essential ideas