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Causes of the Civil War

Make a claim and support it with evidence

Rubric Code: B787W8

By cindycoe

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Public Rubric

Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Essay
	Exemplary (N/A)	Proficient (N/A)	Approaching (N/A)	Beginning (N/A)
Introduction	Exemplary Hook, Background info, and strong thesis is present	Proficient Good general hook, info and thesis	Approaching Missing hook, information, or weak thesis	Beginning intro is missing or minimal
Body #1 Content	Exemplary Makes a strong claim and supports it with detailed historical evidence	Proficient good general claim and has evidence to support it	Approaching needs more specificity in reason and evidence	Beginning lacks supporting evidence
Body #2 content	Exemplary Makes a strong claim and supports it with detailed historical evidence	Proficient good general claim and has evidence to support it	Approaching needs more specificity in reason and evidence	Beginning lacks supporting evidence
Commentary/Analysis	Exemplary Shows strong critical thinking skills and ample commentary sentences	Proficient good critical thinking skills present; enough cm sentences	Approaching needs more analysis and critical thinking	Beginning missing or hardly any commentary present
Organization	Exemplary flows together into a cohesive essay; transitions used	Proficient good general flow; may need more transitions	Approaching choppy in places; may jump around	Beginning completely disorganized
Writing	Exemplary Exhibits strong writing skills and minimal writing errors	Proficient good writing skills; has some writing errors	Approaching writing errors start to detract from the paper	Beginning numerous writing errors make the essay difficult to read
Conclusion	Exemplary Strong conclusion offers a finished feeling and is all commentary	Proficient good general conclusion; may need more of the "big picture" reflection	Approaching conclusion needs more work; short or lacks commentary	Beginning missing or weak conclusion