iRubric: Historian's Toolbox rubric

One or more elements not attempted or completed

All elements attempted, but not all completed as instructed (citations or annotations missing, etc)

All elements completed well

Writing has no or halting style; may be unorganized and have many grammatical and editing errors hindering understanding.

Writing is competent with few grammatical and editing errors and is adequately organized.

Writing has a fluid, eloquent, and compelling style, with organization that aids argument. Few to no grammatical and editing errors.

Timelines have fewer than five elements, or elements that are not related to event or context. There are no or unacceptable annotations. Citations are missing, incomplete, and/or derive from unacceptable sources. Confusion about what constitutes event and what constitutes context.

Both event and context timelines completed with at least 5 appropriate elements, with annotations and citations. May have some confusion about context.

Both event and context timelines completed with 5 or more appropriate elements, with well developed annotations and properly formatted citations, generated from more than one research source. No confusion about context.

Glossary has fewer than 5 words, which may not all be relevant to the event. Definitions may not be complete, adequate, or correct and may not be adequately cited.

Glossary is a list of at least 5 adequately defined and cited words, relevant to the event.

Glossary is a list of 5 or more well defined words, relevant to the event. Definitions may use more than one research source and have no citation errors.

Final memo is fewer than 2-3 pages that do not adequately summarize the event. Material is not adequately cited and may be from inappropriate sources. Memo does not reflect on the utility of the tools, and may have many grammatical and editing errors. Writing style is halting and may be hard to understand.

Final memo is 2-3 pages that adequately summarizes the event. Material is adequately cited from appropriate sources. Memo reflects on the utility of the tools, and is mostly free of grammatical and editing errors. Writing style is competent.

Final memo is at least 2-3 pages that summarizes the event well. Material is cited with no errors from appropriate sources, which may include a wider variety of source material. Memo reflects thoughtfully on the utility of the tools, and is free of grammatical and editing errors. Writing style is fluid and persuasive.