To answer this assessment, students must examine the source information and consider the context in which these documents were created. They must reason that American television producers in the 1970s would likely reserve precious airtime on a public affairs talk show for issues of importance and popular interest, so it’s unlikely that the show would have featured Goldberg’s critiques of the women’s liberation movement in this forum if a significant portion of the American population didn’t support it. Alternatively, students might reason that a publisher in this period would have been unlikely to print a polemic on an issue about which there was little interest, which provides evidence of public support for the women’s liberation movement. They must also recognize that presidential commissions are typically formed over an issue of public concern and then explain that the 1977 National Women’s Conference most likely indicates public support for the goals of the women’s liberation movement.
Level: Proficient
Student addresses a relevant aspect of the document and explains how it provides evidence of public support for the goals of the women’s liberation movement.
Level: Emergent
Student addresses a relevant aspect of the document but does not provide a complete explanation of how the document is evidence of public support for the goals of the women’s liberation movement.
Level: Basic
Student does not explain how the document provides evidence of public support for the goals of the women’s liberation movement.
