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Neolithic Revolution Essay

Why was the Neolithic Revolution a turning point in history?

Rubric Code: LX9WCW2

By lsaxton

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

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	No point 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Average 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Introduction/Task This category counts twice.	No point No introduction or thesis statement	Poor Copied historical context Provides little to no direction for essay Does not address the task Does not describe the era of history or lacks detail	Fair Minimal thesis Copies historical context Little direction for essay minimally address the task Attempts to describe the era of history, but makes factual errors Lacks detail	Average Basic but incomplete thesis Some direction for essay Addresses the task Describes the era of history but lacks depth	Good Clear thesis statement Direction of of essay is clearly stated Addresses the task Describes the era of history with some depth	Excellent Strong thesis statement Direction of essay is clear Richly describes the era of history
Supporting the Task with Evidence Required elements: Detailed description of Paleolithic and Neolithic Elements of Civilization This category counts four times.	No point No relevant examples, facts, details or vocabulary	Poor Very few relevant examples, facts, details or vocabulary Many factual inaccuracies	Fair Few relevant examples, facts, details and vocabulary Some factual inaccuracies	Average Includes some relevant examples, facts, details and vocabulary May include some factual inaccuracies	Good Supports the thesis with relevant examples, facts, details, vocabulary May include minor factual inaccuracies	Excellent Richly supports thesis with many relevant examples, facts, details, vocabulary Factual information is accurate
Critical Thinking Skills This category counts twice.	No point Lacks understanding or does not address the task	Poor Descriptive; lacks understanding, application, or analysis	Fair Descriptive; may lack understanding, application or analysis	Average More descriptive than analytical Demonstrates understanding	Good Demonstrates some evaluation, synthesis, analysis, and/or application	Excellent Demonstrates evaluation, synthesis, analysis, and/or application by comparing and contrasting, distinguishing, differentiating, creating new meaning. Explains why something happened and how it connects to another piece of history.
Writing style	No point Essay lacks organization, cohesiveness and flow. Significant grammatical and spelling errors. Essay may not make sense. Use of "I" and/or "This essay is about".	Poor Poor organization, little cohesiveness and flow. Many grammatical and spelling errors. Essay may make little sense. Use of "I" and/or "This essay is about".	Fair Some organization, cohesiveness and flow. Some grammatical and spelling errors.	Average Basic organization, cohesiveness and flow. Few grammatical and spelling errors.	Good Essay is well organized and has cohesiveness and flow. Few to no grammatical and spelling errors.	Excellent Essay flows with ease. Writing style significantly contributes to the understanding created. No spelling or grammatical errors.
Conclusion	No point No conclusion	Poor Minimal conclusion of one or two sentences	Fair Conclusion restates theme, lacks focus, or does not match thesis	Average Conclusion restates theme and summarizes essay	Good Conclusion supports and goes beyond the thesis while restating the main points of the essay	Excellent Conclusion fully supports the thesis while creating new meaning or in some other way going beyond the theme.

Keywords:

Neolithic, civilization, paleolithic

Subjects:

History

Types:

Writing

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