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DBQ Essay Rubric DBQ Essay Rubric A rubric for assessing essay response to document based questions Rubric Code: MXW334W By covierkant Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Geography Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

DBQ Essay Rubric - Child Labor
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Organization	Poor Weakly organized; lacks focus; lacks an introduction or a conclusion; does not clearly identify which aspect of the question is being addressed	Fair Demonstrates a plan of organization; includes an introduction and a conclusion that may be a restatement of the question	Good Demonstrates a logical and clear plan of organization; includes an introduction and a conclusion Develops all aspects of the question but may do so somewhat unevenly	Excellent Demonstrates a logical plan of organization; includes a well developed introduction/conclusion;develops all aspects of the task and is in depth
Use of Documents	Poor Incorporates relevant information from at least 1 or none of the documents	Fair Incorporates relevant information from at least 2 of the documents	Good Incorporates relevant information from at least 3 of the documents	Excellent Incorporates relevant information from at least 4 or more of the documents
Outside Information	Poor No relevant outside information presented	Fair Incorporated limited outside information	Good Incorporates relevant outside information	Excellent Incorporates substantial relevant outside information
Level of Analysis/Detail	Poor Is descriptive; may lack understanding, application, or analysis Includes few relevant facts, examples, and details; includes some inaccuracies	Fair Is primarily descriptive; may include faulty, weak, or isolated application or analysis Includes few relevant facts, examples, and details; may include some inaccuracies	Good Supports theme with relevant facts, examples, and details Is both analytical and descriptive (applies, analyzes, evaluates, and/or creates information)	Excellent Richly supports theme with relevant facts, examples, and details Is both analytical and descriptive (applies, analyzes, evaluates, and/or creates information)
Thesis Statement	Poor no clear thesis or answer to question	Fair thesis only addresses part of the question	Good thesis answers the question well.	Excellent thesis fully answers the question and is well-thought out.