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University Of California Los Angeles European Exploration Timeline

 

In this assignment, you will create a timeline of important milestones or events in the history of European exploration in the Americas. You’ll also write brief explanations for why each of the events you identify is significant.

First, choose one of the following European powers to use as the basis of your assignment: Spain, England, or France. Next, identify the five events or milestones in that nation’s efforts at exploration in the Americas and place them on a timeline using the drawing tools in Microsoft Word.

After you have finalized your timeline, write a 100- to 150-word paragraph for each of the milestones you identified in your timeline. Each of your 5 paragraphs should do the following:

  • Give a summary or overview of the event or milestone.
  • Explain why you believe this event belongs in the top five most important moments in the country’s efforts at exploration.

Generic Assignment Rubric

Generic Assignment Rubric

Assignment TasksPurposefully addresses all tasks or directions in the assignment.

40

Exemplary- Purposefully addresses all tasks or directions in the assignment.

30

Proficient- Purposefully addresses most tasks or directions in the assignment. Needs further work.

10

Basic- Fails to address most tasks or directions in the assignment.

0

No-Submission- The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components outlined in the prompt.

40

Concepts and SkillsDemonstrates understanding or mastery of concepts addressed in the assignment.

40

Exemplary- Demonstrates understanding or mastery of concepts addressed in the assignment.

30

Proficient- Demonstrates some understanding or mastery of concepts addresed in the assignment. Needs further work.

10

Basic- Demonstrates little understanding of mastery of concepts addressed in the assignment.

0

No-Submission- The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components outlined in the prompt.

40

LanguageComfortable command of the language, makes precise word choices, and shows few – if any -errors in usage or mechanics.

20

Exemplary- Comfortable command of the language, makes precise word choices, and shows few – if any -errors in usage or mechanics.

15

Proficient- Word choices are precise, though there are some errors in usage or mechanics; few are significant.

5

Basic- Uses standard diction and appropriate word choices, but there may be a pattern of minor errors accompanied by a few significant errors in usage or mechanics.

0

No-Submission- The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components outlined in the prompt.

20