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Biography of an American 1870-1910

Biography of a figure from American history during the period of time covered in Chapters 9, 10, and 11 of our textbook, which relates to topics covered during those chapters. Subjects must be approved in advance with your teacher. Biographies should include important details of the figure's life and the contributions he/she made to America from 1870-1910. Subjects studied should not be persons that have been covered in class. Papers will be graded on the criteria listed below. Citations to sources will be required. Information on proper citation of sources and MLA format will be provided separately from this rubric. Wikipedia is not an acceptable source. Papers must utilize at least one book or encyclopedia as part of the works cited.

Rubric Code: D69238

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Biography of Historical Figure
	Needs Work 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts
Biographical Information	Needs Work Little or no biographical information is presented. Bio may include 2 or 3 sections (Date of birth, Date of death, Place of birth, Place of death, spouse and children, interests, occupation, other)	Good Some or most biographical information is presented. Bio may include 4 to 6 sections (Date of birth, Date of Death, Place of birth, Place of death, spouse and children, interests, occupation, other)	Excellent All important biographical information is presented. Bio includes all sections (Date of birth, Date of death, Place of Birth, Place of death, spouse and children, interests, occupation, other).
Accomplishments	Needs Work There is little or no content to this biography (i.e. does not include the contributions the historical figure made during the 1870s to 1910).	Good The content of the biography is sufficient. It includes some details of the contributions that the historical figure made during the 1870s to 1910.	Excellent The content of the accomplishments in the biography is excellent. It includes many details of the contributions that the historical figure made during during the 1870s to 1910.
Belief/Motivation	Needs Work There is little or no mention of what were the beliefs or motivation of the historical figure.	Good There is some mention of what were the beliefs or motivation for the historical figure's actions.	Excellent The student explains their understanding of what motivated the historical figure to accomplish what he/she did. The student explains whether or not the historical figure was motivated by their religious beliefs.
Grammar/Spelling	Needs Work There are many grammatical errors and/or spelling mistakes (More than 6). Little or none of the sentences are thought out.	Good There are very few grammatical errors and/or spelling mistakes (less than 6) Most sentences are well thought out.	Excellent There are little or no grammatical errors and/or spelling mistakes (less than 3). All sentences are well thought out
Format/Sources	Needs Work A Works Cited page is not present. The paper is not written in proper MLA format. Length is less than 3 pages, is not double-spaced, or margins are larger than 1".	Good A Works Cited page is present, but is incomplete or is not in the proper format. The paper has some errors, but mostly follows MLA format.	Excellent A Works Cited page is present, is complete, and is in the proper format. MLA format is followed, with few errors (less than 3).

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