Discuss about the European Invasion in Southern California, the contact of the Kumeyaay Native American Tribe. Talk about the culture of the Kumeyaay, and how the culture effects their lives. Talk about their bird songs as well, and please cite the book A Teacher’s Guide to Historical and Contemporary Kumeyaay Culture (A Supplemental Resource for Third and Fourth Grade Teachers). Interesting, demonstrates sophistication of thought. Central idea/thesis is clearly communicated, worth developing; limited enough to be manageable. Paper recognizes some complexity of its thesis: may acknowledge its contradictions, qualifications, or limits and follow out their logical implications. Understands and critically evaluates its sources, appropriately limits and defines terms.
Uses a logical structure appropriate to paper’s subject, purpose, audience, and thesis. Sophisticated transitional sentences often develop one idea from the previous one or identify their logical relations. It guides the reader through the chain of reasoning or progression of ideas.
Uses evidence appropriately and effectively, providing sufficient evidence and explanation to convince. Use of citation is done appropriately and throughout the paper. Chooses words for their precise meaning and uses an appropriate level of specificity. Sentence style fits paper’s audience and purpose. Sentences are varied, yet clearly structured and carefully focused, not long and rambling.
