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The Roman Empire or Greek City-States

The students are deciding whether the Greek City-States were better or the Roman Empire.

Rubric Code: H23466B

By mrjonesSSclass

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Which is Greater?
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts	Total Points (N/A)
Introduction	Poor Doesn't state clearly their position.	Fair Has somewhat of a clear position but doesn't provide a enough information to clearly define it.	Good An acceptable stance on the position they are taking.	Excellent Clearly states their position on which civilization is greater: Greek City-States or the Roman Empire. Provides some examples of why they chose it.	Total Points ____/8 points
Content	Poor Has no relevancy to their issue and doesn't define a clear point.	Fair Uses little to no knowledge about the subject matter. There is some relevancy to it.	Good Uses relevant knowledge pertaining to the issues. Creates some good ideas.	Excellent Accurately expresses relevant foundational knowledge pertaining to the issue. Uses great ideas in his position paper.	Total Points ____/20 points
Elaborates Statements or Examples	Poor Does not clearly define the statement or example. It has no point to the argument	Fair Explains examples with 1 elaborate statement. I can clearly define the example they are talking about.	Good Explains examples with 2 elaborate statements. I can clearly define the example they are talking about.	Excellent Explains examples with 3 or more elaborate statements. I can clearly define the example they are talking about.	Total Points ___/16 points
Restate your Claim	Poor Has no clear position int he last paragraph. No position was taken at the end.	Fair Has somewhat of a claim but doesn't clearly state it. Provides an example	Good Clearly restates their claim in the last paragraph. Use ideas from what they have learned. Restates their position with examples	Excellent	Total Points ____/6 points.