To successfully complete this assessment, students must examine the source information and consider the context in which these documents were created. To answer Question 1, students must conclude that a Navy inquiry into the explosion of the Maine provides evidence that there was confusion over the explosion of the USS Maine. For Question 2, students should explain how a front-page article covering the investigation is also evidence of confusion about the Maine.
Level: Proficient
Student addresses a relevant aspect of the documents and explains how each provides evidence of confusion over why the Maine exploded.
Level: Emergent
Student addresses a relevant aspect of the documents but does not offer a complete explanation of how each document provides evidence of confusion over why the Maine exploded.
Level: Basic
Student does not explain how each document provides evidence of confusion over why the Maine exploded.
