To answer this question correctly, students must identify the event depicted in an iconic historical photograph and clearly explain why the photograph is historically significant. For the first question, successful students will explain that this is a photograph of children who were burned when South Vietnamese forces dropped napalm bombs on their village. For Question 2, successful students will focus on the effect that this Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph had on public opinion about American actions in the war in Vietnam. The powerful image of injured children caused some to question American military involvement in Vietnam, and after the war, the photograph came to symbolize the horrors of American actions in Vietnam (even though U.S. forces did not directly strike these children’s village).
Level: Proficient
Question 1
Student clearly and specifically identifies what is depicted in the photograph.
Question 2
Student clearly and specifically explains why the photograph was historically significant.
Level: Emergent
Question 1
Student provides correct information related to the event or photograph but does not clearly identify what is depicted in the photograph.
Question 2
Student correctly elaborates on the photograph but does not clearly explain why it is historically significant.
Level: Basic
Question 1
Student does not correctly identify what is depicted in the photograph.
Question 2
Student does not provide a correct or relevant explanation for why the photograph was historically significant.
