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Government (Framework)  \nFirst Administration  \nJune 2021  \n2  \nTable of Contents  \nPart III Civic Literacy Essay Question.......................................................... 4  \nPart IIIA Question-Specific Rubric.............................................................. 13  \nPart IIIB Content-Specific Rubric ............................................................... 17  \nScoring Worksheets for Training:  \nScoring Worksheet-A ............................................................................................................. 24  \nScoring Worksheet-B ............................................................................................................. 27  \nAnchor Papers–Score Levels 5 to 1 .............................................................. 29  \nPractice Papers ............................................................................................... 43  \nPractice Paper Commentaries ................................................................................................ 51  \nNAME   SCHOOL   \nPart III  \nCIVIC LITERACY ESSAY (Questions 31–37)  \nThis Civic Literacy Essay Question is based on the accompanying documents. The question is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of this question. As you analyze the documents, take into account the source of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Keep in mind that the language and images used in a document may reflect the historical context of the time in which it was created.  \nHistorical Context: Imperialism in the 1890s  \nThroughout United States history, many constitutional and civic issues have  \nbeen debated by Americans. These debates have resulted in efforts by  \nindividuals, groups, and governments to address these issues. These efforts  \nhave achieved varying degrees of success. One of these constitutional and civic  \nissues is imperialism in the 1890s.  \nTask: Read and analyze the documents. Using information from the documents and  \nyour knowledge of United States history, answer the questions that follow each  \ndocument in Part A. Your answers to the questions will help you write the Part  \nB essay in which you will be asked to  \n• Describe the historical circumstances surrounding this constitutional or civic issue  \n• Explain efforts by individuals, groups, and/or governments to address this constitutional or civic issue  \n• Discuss the extent to which the efforts were successful  \nIn developing your answers to Part III, be sure to keep these general definitions in mind:  \n(a) describe means “to illustrate something in words or tell about it”  \n(b) explain means “to make plain or understandable; to give reasons for or causes of; to show the logical development or relationships of”  \n(c) discuss means “to make observations about something using facts, reasoning, and argument; to present in some detail”  \nCivic Literacy Essay  \nPart A  \nShort-Answer Questions (31–36)  \nDirections: Analyze the documents and answer the questions that follow each document in the space provided.  \nDocument 1  \n. . . By the 1890s any U.S. interest in the actual annexation of territory had given way to“informal empire,” or commercial penetration that led either to economic dominance without direct political controls or to the acquisition of colonies having no prospect of statehood. The expansionist mood was not national, partly because of the lack of coherence in the political parties, and partly because of the general fragmentation still evident from the Civil War. 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