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HISTORY ESSAY PAPER

This rubric describes the requirements that students are to meet in order to gain full points for history essay, summary, or reaction paper.

Rubric Code: K7XA3W

By nmullins08

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

ESSAY/REACTION PAPER
	ADVANCED 20 pts	PROFICIENT 18 pts	AVERAGE 16 pts	BELOW AVERAGE 14 pts	UNACCEPTABLE 10 pts
INTRODUCTION	ADVANCED - Explains Subject: Gives Definition, Time Period, People involved, Location - Sturdy Thesis: Answered Question has three reasons	PROFICIENT Missing ONE of the components of a "ADVANCED"	AVERAGE Missing TWO of the components of a "ADVANCED"	BELOW AVERAGE Missing THREE of the components of a "ADVANCED"	UNACCEPTABLE Student did not have an introduction. OR The introduction could not be identified.
BODY (at least 3 Paragraphs)	ADVANCED EACH paragraph: -Has a topic sentence that correlates to thesis -Explains reasoning -Provides SPECIFIC examples/evidence -Transitions clearly	PROFICIENT Missing ONE of the components of a "ADVANCED"	AVERAGE Missing TWO of the components of a "ADVANCED"	BELOW AVERAGE Missing THREE of the components of a "ADVANCED"	UNACCEPTABLE Missing FOUR of the components of a "ADVANCED"
CONCLUSION	ADVANCED - Restates the thesis - Explains the significance of the subject - Encourages deeper interest	PROFICIENT Missing ONE of the components of a "ADVANCED"	AVERAGE Missing TWO of the components of a "ADVANCED"	BELOW AVERAGE Missing THREE of the components of a "ADVANCED"	UNACCEPTABLE Student did not have an conclusion OR The conclusion could not be identified.
LOGIC & ACCURACY	ADVANCED - Argument is logical - Argument is easy to follow - Argument is well defended -Information is accurate -"Borrowed information" is cited	PROFICIENT Missing ONE of the components of a "ADVANCED"	AVERAGE Missing TWO of the components of a "ADVANCED"	BELOW AVERAGE Missing THREE of the components of a "ADVANCED" OR Argument UNCLEAR	UNACCEPTABLE Missing FOUR of the components of a "ADVANCED" OR Paper is a report- No argument provided
SPECIFICS	ADVANCED -0 grammar/spelling errors -Has a Title -Correct Font/Size -1 inch margins	PROFICIENT Missing ONE of the components of a "ADVANCED" OR 1-5 Grammar/Spelling Errors	AVERAGE Missing TWO of the components of a "ADVANCED" OR 6-10 Grammar/Spelling Errors	BELOW AVERAGE Missing THREE of the components of a "ADVANCED" OR 10-15 Grammar/Spelling Errors	UNACCEPTABLE Missing FOUR of the components of a "ADVANCED" OR 16 or more Grammar/Spelling Errors