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Reconstruction- DBQ Essay

Was Reconstruction a success or failure for Freedmen. Use evidence from three documents to highlight your opinion.

Rubric Code: EXBXC2W

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Reconstruction Was Reconstruction a success or failure for Freedmen. Use evidence from three documents to highlight your opinion.
	Excellent 8 pts	Good 6 pts	Fair 4 pts	Poor 2 pts
Thesis Statement and introduction Write a thesis statement that addresses the question above.	Excellent 1.Provided a short explanation of Reconstruction to build the historical context/background for your essay. 2. Wrote a clear thesis statement that addresses the question above.	Good Had thesis statement but did not provide a short explanation of Reconstruction to build the historical context/background for your essay.	Fair Had a thesis statement, but it was unclear and did not directly address the question being asked.	Poor Did not state thesis statement in opening paragragh
Use of primary source documents 3.Use at least three documents in your essay. Cite the specific document titles such as (The Thirteenth Amendment). 4. For each document you use, identify at least one specific piece of evidence that supports your argument.	Excellent Used three primary source documents to support your thesis statement	Good Used two primary source documents to support your thesis statement	Fair Used one primary source document to support your thesis statement	Poor Did not use primary source documents to support your thesis statement
Document Analysis Provide clear analysis for each document in which you explain how your evidence “proves” your argument	Excellent Provided clear analysis for the three plus documents used used	Good Provided clear analysis for the two documents used used	Fair Provided somewhat clear analysis for the documents used	Poor Did not Provide clear analysis for each document
Organization	Excellent Logical, compelling progression of ideas in essay;clear structure which enhances and showcases the central idea or theme and moves the reader through the text. Organization flows so smoothly the reader hardly thinks about it. Effective, mature, graceful transitions exist throughout the essay.	Good Overall, the paper is logically developed. Progression of ideas in essay makes sense and moves the reader easily through the text. Strong transitions exist throughout and add to the essay’s coherence	Fair Progression of ideas in essay is awkward, yet moves the reader through the text without too much confusion. The writer sometimes lunges ahead too quickly or spends too much time on details that do not matter. Transitions appear sporadically, but not equally throughout the essay	Poor Arrangement of essay is unclear and illogical. The writing lacks a clear sense of direction. Ideas, details or events seem strung together in a loose or random fashion; there is no identifiable internal structure and readers have trouble following the writer’s line of thought. Few, forced transitions in the essay or no transitions are present.
Style and Convention The text presents a formal, objective tone that demonstrates standard English conventions of usage and mechanics	Excellent The text presents a formal, objective tone that demonstrates standard English conventions of usage and mechanics	Good The text presents an appropriate and formal, objective tone. The text demonstrates standard English conventions of usage and mechanics	Fair The text illustrates a limited awareness of formal tone. The text demonstrates some accuracy in standard English conventions of usage and mechanics.	Poor The text illustrates a limited awareness or inconsistent tone. The text illustrates inaccuracy in standard English conventions of usage and mechanics.

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History

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Writing

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