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DBQ : Is government necessary? 
A rubric for assessing essays relating to document based questions
Rubric Code: QA9AB7
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Subject: History  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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Is government necessary? Why? Why not?
  Emerging - needs work

1 pts

Nearing proficiency

2 pts

Proficient

3 pts

Outstanding

4 pts

Document A

descriptive
analytical
relevant facts
examples
point of view
reliability
inferences about society

Emerging - needs work

Is a descriptive summary of article;

lacks understanding, application, and/or personal analysis
Nearing proficiency

Is primarily descriptive summary; may include weak, or isolated evidence

weak personal analysis
Proficient

Supports theme with relevant facts, examples, details,

limited personal synthesis.
Outstanding

Richly supports theme with relevant facts, examples, and details with

personal synthesis of ideas.
Document B

descriptive
analytical
relevant facts
examples
point of view
reliability
inferences about society

Emerging - needs work

Is a descriptive summary of article; lacks understanding, application, and/or personal analysis
Nearing proficiency

Is primarily descriptive summary; may include weak, or isolated evidence and/or personal analysis
Proficient

Supports theme with relevant facts, examples, details, and limited personal synthesis.
Outstanding

Richly supports theme with relevant facts, examples, and details with personal synthesis of ideas.
Document C

descriptive
analytical
relevant facts
examples
point of view
reliability
inferences about society

Emerging - needs work

Is a descriptive summary of article; lacks understanding, application, and/or personal analysis
Nearing proficiency

Is primarily descriptive summary; may include weak, or isolated evidence and/or personal analysis
Proficient

Supports theme with relevant facts, examples, details, and limited personal synthesis.
Outstanding

Richly supports theme with relevant facts, examples, and details with personal synthesis of ideas.
Analysis of 3 articles

introduction
evidence from all three articles
logical organization
depth of analysis
addresses theme

Emerging - needs work

Minimally develops summary of at least one article.
Weakly organized; lacks focus
Nearing proficiency

Demonstrates a satisfactory summary of two articles and gives restatement of the theme
Proficient

Summarizes all three articles in relation to the theme but may do so somewhat unevenly.
Outstanding

Demonstrates a logical and clear summary go beyond a restatement of the theme
Thesis

evidence
understanding
personal analysis
answers question

Emerging - needs work

Thesis does not show a personal understanding of the necessity of government.
Nearing proficiency

Thesis shows a personal understanding of the necessity of government but isn't supported with evidence from the articles.
Proficient

Thesis shows understanding of the necessity of government
based on some evidence and limited
personal analysis.
Outstanding

Thesis based on evidence from articles. Shows a deep understanding of the purpose of government based on personal evaluation of evidence.



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