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Williamsburg Essay Rubric Social Studies Essay Rubric Rubric Code: DX834C8 By apmccauley Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Rubric Criteria
	Exceeds Proficiency 25 pts	Meets Proficiency 15 pts	Partially Meets Proficiency 10 pts	Does Not Meet Proficiency 5 pts
Response	Exceeds Proficiency All information provided is accurate. The essay demonstrates a deep understanding of the content. Writing is well organized, cohesive, and easy to read.	Meets Proficiency Essay is missing slight details. All information provided is accurate. The essay demonstrates understanding of the content. Writing is well organized, cohesive, and easy to read.	Partially Meets Proficiency Essay does not address a portion of the question, or major details are missing. The essay demonstrates basic understanding of the content. Writing is easy to read.	Does Not Meet Proficiency The essay to the question is lacking any detail. The essay demonstrates a lack of understanding of the content.
Paragraph and support	Exceeds Proficiency Each fact has three or more complete supporting detail sentences that relate back to the main idea. All statements are accurate.	Meets Proficiency Each fact has two or more complete supporting detail sentences. They relate back to the main idea. Some statements are inaccurate	Partially Meets Proficiency Facts have only one complete supporting detail Some statements are inaccurate.	Does Not Meet Proficiency Essay is not structured well in regards to meaningful content. Multiple sentence fragments offered as sentences.
Mechanics and Grammar	Exceeds Proficiency Paragraph has no errors in punctuation, grammar, capitalization, and spelling.	Meets Proficiency Paragraph has few punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and/or spelling errors.	Partially Meets Proficiency Paragraph has a lot punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and/or spelling errors.	Does Not Meet Proficiency Paragraph has so many punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and/or spelling errors that understanding the answer is affected.
Additional Content	Exceeds Proficiency Student includes additional content that reveals an excellent amount of understanding and thorough efforts throughout the project.	Meets Proficiency	Partially Meets Proficiency	Does Not Meet Proficiency