To answer this assessment correctly, students must select Fact 1 and Fact 4 and explain how each might lead them to question the reliability of Hewes’s account. Fact 1 reveals a large gap between the year the book was written and the event described, which calls into question the accuracy of his account. Fact 4 casts doubt on the trustworthiness of Hawke’s book since we don’t know what his motivations were or whether he was likely to accurately report Hewes’s recollections.
Level: Proficient
Student selects the correct facts and explains how each casts doubt on the reliability of the document.
Level: Emergent
Student selects the correct facts but does not provide an adequate or complete explanation of how each would lead them to question the reliability of the document.
Level: Basic
Student does not select the correct facts or selects the correct facts but does not provide a relevant explanation.
