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iRubric: Rubric for Writing a History Paper

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Rubric for Writing a History Paper Rubric for Writing a History Paper For this particular paper, the student will respond to the prompt given to them about Abigail Adams. Using the biography they just completed they will create an argument and support it through the use of quotes and information found in the book. Rubric Code: JC83C3 By maggieg71 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Abigail Adams Test Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Outstanding 4 pts
Content of Paper	Poor The student does not have a firm grasp of the paper topic at hand. Student did not express an interest in the writing of this paper.	Fair The student shows a reasonable amount of understanding and interest in this paper topic.	Good The student was very interested in the paper topic and demonstrated satisfactory understanding of the topic.	Outstanding The student exceeded the teacher's expectations in both their understanding and interest in this paper.
Structure	Poor The paper does not flow, arguements are weak, and/or the paper is just not long enough.	Fair It is slightly difficult to follow the student's points, the arguments are not as strong as they could be.	Good The paper flows and the arguments are well presented.	Outstanding The paper flows very well and the arguments are clear and thorough.
Grammar and Spelling	Poor There is an exceedingly high number of grammatical and spelling errors in this paper.	Fair The paper has a substantial number of spelling and grammatical errors.	Good The paper contains only a few spelling and grammatical errors.	Outstanding This paper is free of grammatical and spelling errors.
Bibliography and Footnotes	Poor There was no use of footnotes or bibliography in this paper.	Fair Chicago styling was used, and there are at least 5 errors.	Good Chicago styling was used, but there are a few errors.	Outstanding Chicago styling was used correctly for this paper.
Styling	Poor The paper was not styled using CMS. It did not include a title page and/or the correct headers.	Fair CMS was used but there are at least 3 major errors made.	Good CMS was used and there are only minor errors.	Outstanding CMS was used correctly and is free from errors.