To answer this question correctly, students must explain how the social conditions depicted in the photograph are connected to European colonial rule of South Africa and a law passed by the United States Congress in 1986 that imposed economic sanctions on South Africa.
To answer Question 1, students must first explain that racial oppression was a defining characteristic of European colonial rule of South Africa. They must then explain that after South Africa gained independence, this oppression continued through the official government policy of apartheid and created the social conditions depicted in the photograph.
To answer Question 2, students must explain that the violence depicted in the photograph was part of apartheid. The United States Congress imposed economic sanctions against South Africa in an effort to bring an end to the policy of apartheid.
Level: Proficient
Question 1
Student identifies and explains a relevant connection between the social conditions depicted in the photograph and European colonial rule of South Africa.
Question 2
Student identifies and explains a relevant connection between the conditions in the photograph and the law passed by the United States Congress in 1986 that imposed economic sanctions on South Africa.
Level: Emergent
Question 1
Student identifies a relevant connection between the social conditions depicted in the photograph and European colonial rule of South Africa but does not provide a complete explanation of that connection.
Question 2
Student identifies a relevant connection between the conditions in the photograph and the law passed by the United States Congress in 1986 but does not provide a complete explanation of that connection.
Level: Basic
Question 1
Student does not provide a reasonable explanation for how the social conditions are connected to European colonial rule.
Question 2
Student does not provide a reasonable explanation for how the social conditions are connected to the 1986 law passed by the United States government.
