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Civil War Essay Civil War Unit Exam Essay Questions Rubric Code: JB9W73 By pusedgirl Draft Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 9-12


	Excellent 20 pts	Good 15 pts	Fair 10 pts	Poor 5 pts	SCORE (N/A)
Introduction	Excellent Introduction is catchy. Draws the reader into the essay.	Good Intro has a weak "grabber". Harder to follow into the body of the essay.	Fair A catchy beginning was attempted but was confusing rather than catchy. Topic is evident.	Poor No attempt was made to catch the reader's attention in the beginning. The topic is not apparant in the essay	SCORE
Facts	Excellent There are 3-5 facts presented in the essay are accurate and relate back to the introduction.	Good There are 3-5 facts presented in the essay are accurate and occasionally relate back to the introduction	Fair Most facts presented in the story are accurate (at least 70 %) or there are less than 3 facts.	Poor There are less than 3 facts and several factual errors in the essay. There is no real effort to make the piece cohesive	SCORE
Organization	Excellent The essay is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in alogical sequence with clear transitions	Good The essay is pretty well organized. One idea may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used.	Fair The essay is a little hard to follow. Paragraphs are unclear. The transitions are sometimes not clear.	Poor Ideas seem to be randomly arranged. No effort at paragraph organization.	SCORE
Choice of Location	Excellent The choice of location for living is well described and defined. It is also backed up with specific reasons based on previous essay.	Good The choice of location for living described clearly and defined. It is also backed up with reasons based on previous essay.	Fair The choice of location for living described . It is also backed up with reasons.	Poor No selection for location is made or it is not backed up in any way..	SCORE
Mechanics	Excellent The essay has few, if any, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar or usage errors.	Good The essay has two or three mechanics errors	Fair The essay has four or five mechanics errors.	Poor The essay has more than five mechanics errors.	SCORE