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Chapter One History Essay

Essay - Persuasive Essay

Choose to answer question 3,4, or 8 in Essay form on page 47 in the "Apply your learning" section.

Rubric Code: K2X9A2X

By Mr_Hall

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Subject: History

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Persuasive Essay
	Exceeds Standard 10 pts	Meets Standard 8 pts	Approaching Standard 6 pts	Below Standard 4 pts
Focus/Ideas	Exceeds Standard -Has ideas that are connected to each other -Has a fully developed topic and a clear topic sentence that expresses the main idea -Has carefully selected interesting details that support the topic -Maintains focus clearly throughout the essay	Meets Standard -Has ideas that are fairly connected -Has a fairly well-developed topic stated in a topic sentence -Has some details that support the topic -Generally maintains focus	Approaching Standard -Ideas are somewhat connected -Has a minimally developed topic; may or may not have a topic sentence -Some details are present -Focus strays	Below Standard Minimum standard is not met.
Word Choice/Sentence Structure	Exceeds Standard Many interesting words are used Language is varied, student makes use of synonyms Sentences are complete Sentences vary in lenght and structure Sentence beginnings are varied	Meets Standard Some interesting words are used Language is somewhat varied, student makes use of synonyms One or two sentences are incomplete Most sentences vary in length and structure Most sentence beginnings are varied	Approaching Standard Some interesting words are used Language is somewhat repetitive Some sentences are incomplete Sentences do not vary much in length and structure Sentence do not vary much in the beginnings	Below Standard Minimum standard is not met.
Organization	Exceeds Standard -Has clear and logical organization -Has a complete introduction, body, and conclusion -Easy to follow -Paragraphs are not too long or short to support ideas -Has the correct number of paragraphs	Meets Standard -Has logical organization -Has an introduction, body, and conclusion -Is fairly easy to follow _One paragraph is too long or short to support ideas -Has the correct number of paragraphs	Approaching Standard -Some organization is present -Has an introduction, body, and conclusion, but may be unclear -Is difficult to follow at times _More than one paragraph is too long or short -Has the correct number of paragraphs	Below Standard Minimum standard is not met.
Paragraphs	Exceeds Standard Each paragraph follows proper paragraph format Each paragraph has a topic sentence Each paragraph has a conclusion sentence	Meets Standard Each paragraph follows much of proper paragraph format. Each paragraph has a topic sentence and a conclusion sentence.	Approaching Standard Each paragraph follows some of proper paragraph format. Each paragraph has a topic sentence and sometimes has a conclusion sentence.	Below Standard Minimum standard is not met.
Mechanics/Conventions	Exceeds Standard -Has correct use of punctuation, grammar, and mechanics -Presentation of the piece is attractive and easy to read -All paragraphs are indented correctly. -Student uses font size 12 and 1.5 spacing.	Meets Standard -Has few errors in punctuation, grammar, and mechanics -Presentations is clear -All paragraphs are indented correctly. -Student has written between the margins. -Student uses font size 12 and 1.5 spacing.	Approaching Standard -Includes some errors in grammar, punctuation, and mechanics -Presentation is fairly clear -All paragraphs are indented correctly. -Student has written between the margins. -Student uses font size 12 and 1.5 spacing.	Below Standard -Includes multiple errors in grammar, punctuation, and mechanics - Presentation makes the writing hard to read -Indenting or writing is not placed correctly -Student did not use font size 12 and 1.5 spacing.

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