To successfully complete this assessment, students must consider key aspects of the photograph's reliability and also think about other information that could be used to evaluate the photo. In Question 1, students should explain that the reliability of the image is undermined by the fact that it might be from a re-enacted scene and that the Mutual Film Company may not have tried to faithfully depict Villa and his troops. In Question 2, students must identify other relevant information that would help them evaluate the reliability of the source.
Level: Proficient
Question 1
Student identifies a relevant aspect of the background information and explains why it would call the reliability of the photo into question.
Question 2
Student identifies relevant information and explains how it would help them evaluate the reliability of the photograph.
Level: Emergent
Question 1
Student identifies a relevant aspect of the background information but does not clearly explain why it would call the reliability of the photograph into question.
Question 2
Student identifies relevant information but does not fully explain how it would help them evaluate the reliability of the photograph.
Level: Basic
Question 1
Student does not identify a relevant aspect of the background information that might call the reliability of the image into question.
Question 2
Student does not identify relevant information.
