Scoring Guide for Civil Rights Lessons

Outstanding

• Lesson meets the criteria for High
• Lesson uses a variety of media and styles to effectively engage students with varying learning styles
• Lesson encourages interaction between author and user or among users
• Site includes forums for users to discuss its content
• Author or sponsoring organization is available to answer your questions, or your students' questions, via email or an online form
  
  

High

• Lesson structures opportunities for problem-based, collaborative work
• Lesson provides and/or invites multiple perspectives
• Mission and scope of the lesson are clearly stated
• Graphic images and links on the site are appropriate for your students' age group
• Site is free of material than may be oppressive to one or more groups of students
• Site includes a statement about the author or sponsoring organization that could help you identify potential bias

Medium

• Lesson provides useful information, but does not require problem-solving or higher level thinking skills
• Mission and scope of the lesson are clearly stated
• Links and images are age appropriate
• Author's name and email address are provided

Low

• Lesson is merely a compilation of sites
• Links and/or images are absent or inappropriate
• Information on the author or sponsoring organization are not provided

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