Lesson 5

 | Human Rights as Workers Rights

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Journal Response Rubric

Question

How did the events of the 1872 Printers Strike and the Trade Union Act have an impact on the lives of working people in Canada?

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Inclusion of historical 
events and details of the 
1872 Printers Strike.

Student includes 
very few references 
of historical events 
and details of the 1872 
Printers Strike.

Student includes only 
a 

few references of 

historical events and 
details of the 1872 
Printers Strike.

Student includes 
references of historical 
events and details of the 
1872 Printers Strike.

Student accurately 
includes 

relevant 

references of historical 
events and details of the 
1872 Printers Strike.

Understanding of the 
relationship between 
the results of the 
Printers Strike and 
present day workers’ 
rights.

Student demonstrates 
a beginning 
understanding of the 
relationship between 
the results of the 
Printers Strike and 
present day worker’s 
rights.

Student demonstrates 
some understanding 
of the relationship 
between the results of 
the Printers Strike and 
present day worker’s 
rights.

Student demonstrates 
an understanding 
of the relationship 
between the results of 
the Printers Strike and 
present day worker’s 
rights.

Student demonstrates 
an excellent 
and thorough 
understanding of the 
relationship between 
the results of the 
Printers Strike and 
present day workers’ 
rights.

Ability to express ideas 
in clear and concise 
language following 
the conventions of 
grammar, spelling and 
punctuation.

Student is 

able to 

express only a 

few 

of their ideas in 
clear and concise 
language following 
the conventions of 
grammar, spelling and 
punctuation.

Student is 

somewhat 

able to express their 
ideas in clear and 
concise language 
following the 
conventions of 
grammar, spelling and 
punctuation.

Student is 

able to 

express their ideas 
in clear and concise 
language following 
the conventions of 
grammar, spelling and 
punctuation.

Student is 

consistently 

able to express 
their ideas in 
clear and concise 
language following 
the conventions of 
grammar, spelling and 
punctuation.

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