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Unit One Exam Part I - Take-Home Essay

Part I of the Unit One Exam, the Take-Home Essay on one of the four essay prompts.

Rubric Code: BAW5B

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Subject: Humanities

Type: Exam

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Unit One Exam Part I Take-Home Essay
	Poor 8 pts	Fair 16 pts	Good 24 pts	Excellent 32 pts
Connections 1 pts Essay makes connections between Humanities concepts and the literature.	Poor Connections between the book and the broader ideas are loose and/or unclear.	Fair Connections between the book and the broader ideas may be mentioned, but they are not developed fully.	Good Connections between the book and the broader ideas are mentioned and developed throughout the paper.	Excellent Connections between the book and a broader idea is the major focus of the paper.
Depth 1 pts Essay has fully developed ideas.	Poor Ideas in the essay are mentioned but not backed up.	Fair Ideas in the essay are mentioned, and there is an attempt made to back up the ideas, but the essay is mostly plot summary.	Good Ideas in the essay are backed up, although there may be too much repitition or there may not be enough examples to support the ideas fully.	Excellent Ideas in the essay are fully backed up with appropriate examples.
Organization 1 pts The essay has all of the following elements: a creative title, an introduction, a thesis statement, at least 2 body paragraphs with supporting evidence, and a conclustion. The paper is in 12-point normal font, and it is double-spaced and typed. The paper is at least 1 1/2 pages long.	Poor The essay is missing more than 4 of the "excellent" organizational elements.	Fair The essay is missing 3-4 of the "excellent" organizational elements.	Good The essay is missing 1-2 of the "excellent" organizational elements.	Excellent The essay has all of the following elements: a creative title, an introduction, a thesis statement, at least 2 body paragraphs with supporting evidence, and a conclustion. The paper is in 12-point normal font, and it is double-spaced and typed. The paper is at least 1 1/2 pages long.
Language Use 1 pts The essay has been spell-checked and proof-read, and is free of errors. Quotes are cited correctly.	Poor The essay has been spell-checked and proof-read, and has more than 15 errors.	Fair The essay has been spell-checked and proof-read, and has 10-15 errors.	Good The essay has been spell-checked and proof-read, and has 5-10 minor errors.	Excellent The essay has been spell-checked and proof-read, and has less than 5 minor typos.