Asynchronous Academy

Written Exam: Final Story Draft

Suggested Duration: 4 Hours

This is your final written exam. Having completed your RAG Data preparation, you are now ready to write the final chapter of your character's life.

The exam is written under secure online proctoring conditions with video verification to ensure academic integrity.

🔒 Secure Exam Guidelines

  1. Prerequisite: You must complete and submit your RAG Data & Works Cited task in the simulator dashboard first.
  2. Accessing the Workspace: Click "Start Secure Written Exam" in the dashboard. You will be redirected to the secure workspace at exam.asyncacademy.ca.
  3. Reference Notes: Before the exam lock-down starts, you will paste the text of your researched RAG Data into the setup screen. This will be displayed in a read-only Reference Pane on the side of the editor.
  4. Writing the Essay: Once the session begins, the editor will unlock and your browser will enter locked full-screen mode. You will write your final story draft (500–800 words) from scratch.
  5. Video Proctoring: You must record a continuous 3/4 side-view video of your workspace using your phone during the session, and upload the link to Google Drive on submission.

📝 Writing Prompt & Requirements

Using your RAG Reference Notes, write a cohesive, first-person historical narrative or memoir entry detailing your character's experiences from 2002 to present.

Your narrative must demonstrate continuity and change and cause and consequence by explicitly incorporating:

  • The Economic realities (e.g. wages, job security, recessions) from your RAG data.
  • The Social developments (e.g. community structures, lifestyle changes) from your RAG data.
  • The Technological transformations (e.g. introduction of new devices, online platforms) from your RAG data.

Assessment

Pre-Submission

Before you submit, please complete the Pre-Submission Self-Assessment.

What to Turn In

  • 📤

    Your Final Story Draft typed live from scratch in the Secure Exam Workspace

  • 📤

    A Google Drive link to your phone camera proctoring recording

💡 A Different Way to Learn

Async Academy courses are inquiry-based. There are no rote answer keys or multiple-choice worksheets here. You learn by exploring, questioning, and building projects you care about.

Because your discovery path is completely unique, you need a human sounding board. Enroll to submit your projects and get personalized video feedback from an Ontario Certified Teacher to guide your work.

Learning Goals

We are learning to:

  • 🎯

    Apply historical thinking skills to create a coherent narrative of trends and communicate understanding

Success Criteria

I can:

  • ✅

    Write a cohesive story that follows important trends through the 2002–present era using your prepared RAG Data

    Expectations Covered: A1, A2
  • ✅

    Communicate ideas, arguments, and conclusions with clarity, historical accuracy, and stylistic precision

    Expectations Covered: A1, A2

Rubric

Category Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
Application Student has demonstrated exceptional facility with the concepts of historical thinking in their narrative Student has effectively used the concepts of historical thinking when creating their story Student has often used the concepts of historical thinking when creating their story Student has sometimes used the concepts of historical thinking when creating their story
Communication Student is able to communicate their ideas, arguments, and conclusions using various formats and styles with exceptional clarity Student is able to communicate their ideas, arguments, and conclusions using various formats and styles Student is often able to communicate their ideas, arguments, and conclusions using various formats and styles Student is sometimes able to communicate their ideas, arguments, and conclusions using various formats and styles
Application
Level 4

Student has demonstrated exceptional facility with the concepts of historical thinking in their narrative

Level 3

Student has effectively used the concepts of historical thinking when creating their story

Level 2

Student has often used the concepts of historical thinking when creating their story

Level 1

Student has sometimes used the concepts of historical thinking when creating their story

Communication
Level 4

Student is able to communicate their ideas, arguments, and conclusions using various formats and styles with exceptional clarity

Level 3

Student is able to communicate their ideas, arguments, and conclusions using various formats and styles

Level 2

Student is often able to communicate their ideas, arguments, and conclusions using various formats and styles

Level 1

Student is sometimes able to communicate their ideas, arguments, and conclusions using various formats and styles