To answer Question 1 correctly, students must select Fact 2 and explain how it shows that Sarah Benjamin was atypical of women during the Revolutionary War. Fact 2 indicates that a very small minority of women in the United States were camp followers during the war. To answer Question 2 correctly, students must select Fact 1 and explain how it shows that Benjamin was typical of women who traveled with soldiers during the war. Fact 1 indicates that Benjamin’s experience of cooking and cleaning for the soldiers with whom she traveled was routine for camp followers.
Level: Proficient
Question 1: Student selects the correct fact and explains how it shows that Benjamin was not typical of women during the Revolutionary War.
Question 2: Student selects the correct fact and explains how it shows that Benjamin was typical of women who traveled with soldiers during the war.
Level: Emergent
Question 1: Student selects the correct fact but provides an incomplete explanation of how it indicates that Benjamin was atypical.
Question 2: Student selects the correct fact but provides an incomplete explanation of how it indicates that Benjamin was typical.
Level: Basic
Questions 1 and 2: Student does not select the correct fact or does not provide a rationale for selection.
