The Developing Awareness of Power for Justice in Social Science rubric has been designed to assess lesson plans in the Social Sciences,specifically World History, for whether they effectively engage students in critiquing power structures, developing empathy through a centering of the experiences of the oppressed, and ultimately instill in students a praxis of justice-oriented citizenship. It was developed by the author for use in developing a California World History Unit but could be applied to any other Social Science course work.