Score Level 1 Anchor Paper

This response is related to the question and shows only minimal knowledge. Fragments of basic ideas (food; doctors for medical needs) are presented, but the ideas are skeletal and incomplete.

Score Level 1 Anchor Paper

This response is related to the question and shows only minimal knowledge. Fragments of basic ideas (send over some supplies; if that were us I would want some help) are provided, but the ideas are general and incomplete.

Score Level 2 Anchor Paper

This response shows knowledge of foreign aid. Basic ideas (militarily, economically, and socially, the U.S. has an obligation to help other countries and it is quite simply the ethically correct action to take) are given. The response is adequate for a score of "2."

Score Level 2 Anchor Paper

This response shows knowledge of the effects of foreign aid. Basic ideas are presented (loans; food and clothes; humanitarian acts which this country is based upon; because the U.S. helped them when they were in need maybe they will help the U.S. in the future) and are provided with a little support (it also promotes peace).

Score Level 3 Anchor Paper

This response shows some understanding of foreign aid. Concepts are accurate and supported (send food in time of need or war; send troops over to assist our allies). Some evidence of higher order thinking skills is shown through appropriate application of analysis and effective use of relevant example (when the Berlin wall was built, and people were trapped in the Southeast part of Berlin the United States flew over and dropped large sums of food; we never know when we'll need aid given to us).

Score Level 3 Anchor Paper

This response shows some understanding of the effects of foreign aid. Concepts are accurate and supported (economic, military and governmental aid; ultimately gaining allies for times when we are in need). Some evidence of higher order thinking skills is demonstrated through appropriate application of cause-and-effect reasoning (through foreign aid the U.S. can promote democracy; by spending money on foreign aid we hope that they will repay us by buying goods from us later on).

Score Level 4 Anchor Paper

This response shows understanding of foreign aid. Accurate concepts (relief aid; help defend one country; aid to rid famine or disease) are well supported. Powerful evidence of higher order thinking skills is demonstrated by the integrated application of analysis and evaluation (not only does it make the U.S. look good, but it promotes peace in other countries {even if battle is involved}), extended cause-and-effect reasoning (with more allies comes more foreign/international trade; with trade, an economy can be boosted; it influences and encourages the flow of money around the world; from this, all countries can prosper), and effective use of relevant example (Kuwait; African countries).

Score Level 4 Anchor Paper

This response shows understanding of foreign aid. Concepts are accurate and well supported (monetary aid; tariff reductions; debt relief; military intervention; morally right and economically prudent). Powerful evidence of higher order thinking skills is provided through integrated application of analysis and evaluation (tariff and debt reductions aim to stimulate economic growth; the goal of military intervention is usually to ensure peace; the United States should not restrict its humanitarian causes and human rights protection to its borders {but} must recognize the plight of the persecuted in {other} countries), cause-and-effect reasoning (economic action by stimulating foreign economies will reciprocate in benefits as trade will burgeon; imports and exports flow between the countries), and effective use of relevant examples (countries, such as Iraq, China, and Sierra Leone; helping Argentina's economy by reducing its enormous debt).