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iRubric: General History Essay Rubric

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General History Essay Rubric Rubric Code: DX9A6B7 By miketribe Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

General History Essay Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Mechanical 15	Poor - Many spelling mistakes - Poor punctuation and grammar - Clearly not put through SpellCheck - English difficult to follow - Several examples of inappropriate vocabulary (slang, abbreviations, contractions, etc	Fair - Several spelling, punctuation and grammar errors, although meaning is mostly, but not always clear - Some attempt to use appropriate vocabulary	Good - Few errors and few examples of inappropriate vocabulary	Excellent - No errors and no examples of inappropriate vocabulary
Organization 15	Poor - No citations - No bibliography - No introduction - No thesis statement - Weak paragraph division - Weak transitions - Weak order of paragraphs - No conlcusion	Fair - Formatting errors in citations/bibliography - Weak introduction/thesis statement - Paragraphs mostly in reasonable order with topic sentences related to thesis statement - Satisfactory conclusion with answer to question generally supported by evidence	Good - Sound bibliography (with evidence of satisfactory research) - Sufficient, well written citations - Good introduction with well-thought-out thesis statement - Well-developed argument which moves smoothly from thesis statement to conclusion - Sensible conclusion, well-supported by evidence	Excellent - Extensive bibliography with appropriate sources indicating excellent research - Perfect citations - Excellent reasoned argument - Excellent conclusion thoroughly supported by evidence
Ideas 40	Poor - No real answer to question or question misunderstood - Irrelevant points covered - Ideas asserted rather than demonstrated	Fair - Insufficient points raised to effectively answer question - Ideas insufficiently linked to question - Ideas not always well supported	Good - Ideas are effectively presented to answer question - Each idea closely related to question - Each idea well supported	Excellent - Ideas are imaginatively and originally present and are all closely related to the question
Evidence 15	Poor - Little or no relevant evidence is presented	Fair - Some evidence is presented but it is not always relevant, cited or well-explained - Some evidence may be incomplete	Good - Adequate evidence is produced to support each idea. - Evidence is complete and accurate	Excellent - A wide range of accurate and relevant evidence from both primary and secondary sources is presented
Overall Impression 15	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent