White Man’s BurdenTask 1:Interpret Rudyard Kipling’s poem White Man’s Burden – what is he saying about the role of white men in the world, and their racial counterparts?

Task 2:Compare and contrast the poems that have been written in rebuttal to White Man’s Burden. What are they saying about the role race has played in historical globalization and imperialism?

Task 3:To what extent do you agree with the source below?

White Man’s Burden rubricEach task should be done in paragraph or essay format and will be evaluated using the following rubric (see next page for details):

Task 1:Interpretation of Sources

Excellent (10) ___ Proficient (8) ___ Satisfactory (6) ___ Limited (4) ___ Insufficient (2) ___

Defense of PositionExcellent (10) ___ Proficient (8) ___ Satisfactory (6) ___ Limited (4) ___ Insufficient (2) ___

Quality of CommunicationExcellent (5) ___ Proficient (4) ___ Satisfactory (3) ___ Limited (2) ___ Insufficient (1) ___

Task 2:Interpretation of Sources

Excellent (10) ___ Proficient (8) ___ Satisfactory (6) ___ Limited (4) ___ Insufficient (2) ___

Defense of PositionExcellent (10) ___ Proficient (8) ___ Satisfactory (6) ___ Limited (4) ___ Insufficient (2) ___

Quality of CommunicationExcellent (5) ___ Proficient (4) ___ Satisfactory (3) ___ Limited (2) ___ Insufficient (1) ___

Task 3:Interpretation of Sources

Excellent (10) ___ Proficient (8) ___ Satisfactory (6) ___ Limited (4) ___ Insufficient (2) ___

Defense of PositionExcellent (10) ___ Proficient (8) ___ Satisfactory (6) ___ Limited (4) ___ Insufficient (2) ___

Quality of CommunicationExcellent (5) ___ Proficient (4) ___ Satisfactory (3) ___ Limited (2) ___ Insufficient (1) ___

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