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Government Essay Government Essay Short Essay describing the type of and structure of the government chosen for your country. Rubric Code: QX59X4B By mshinson Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Political Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Government Essay Rubric
	Fair (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Excellent (N/A)
Understanding of S.S. Objective Student shows understanding of the types of government and the structures of these governments.	Fair 1-2 points Minimal understanding of the objective. Content is unclear and contains some errors.	Good 3-4 points Majority understanding of objective. Content well thought out and stated but contains some errors.	Excellent 5 points Meets and exceeds understanding of objective. Content well thought out with deep and meaningful explanations. Minimal errors, if any.
Understanding of L.A. Objective Student shows understanding of sentence structure and correct grammar usage.	Fair 1-2 points Minimal understanding of the objective with 5 or more grammatical errors.	Good 3-4 points Majority understanding of objective with 2 or more grammatical errors.	Excellent 5 points Meets and exceeds understanding of objective with less than 2 grammatical errors.
Social Studies Content Students includes required content. Type of government and 3 facts about the structure of their government.	Fair 1-2 points Included chosen type of government and 1 or less facts about the structure of the government.	Good 3-4 points Included chosen type of government and 2 or less facts about the structure of their government.	Excellent 5 points Included chosen type of government and 3 or more facts about the structure of their government.
Organization	Fair 1 point Lacks organization and neatness.	Good 2 points Thoughts organized but lacks neatness.	Excellent 3 points Thoughts are organized and neat.
Participation	Fair 1 point Very little group collaboration, if any.	Good 2 points Some group collaboration with most group members contributing ideas.	Excellent 3 points All members of group collaborated and contributed ideas.