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HMS 7th Grade Social Studies/REACH

Rubric for Assessing a Writing Assignment

Rubric Code: U69B23

By jchornberger

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Writing Assignment
	Excellent 5 pts	Acceptable 3 pts	Minimal 1 pts	Unacceptable 0 pts
Content	Excellent Clearly focused introduction; idea development interesting and sophisticated; supporting evidence detailed, accurate, and convincing; pereceptive conclusion.	Acceptable Introduction gives assignment direction; idea development clear; supporting evidence accurate; strong conclusion.	Minimal Introduction unclear; idea development uneven and simplistic; supporting evidence uneven; conclusion summarizes information in assignment.	Unacceptable Introduction incomplete, ineffective; idea development ineffective; supporting evidence vague, inaccurate, or missing; conclusion incomplete or missing.
Organization	Excellent Paragraph order reinforces content; strong topic sentences make content easy to follow; effective and varied transitions.	Acceptable Logical paragraph order; clear topic sentences; clear and functional transitions.	Minimal Ineffective paragraph order; narrow or inaccurate topic sentences; few clear transitions.	Unacceptable Inconsistent paragraph order; topic sentences and transitions missing.
Mechanics	Excellent Flawless punction and spelling, varied and interesting sentence structure.	Acceptable Few spelling and punctuation errors; sentence structure correct.	Minimal Some careless spelling and punctuation errors; some errors in sentence structure.	Unacceptable Many spelling and punctuation errors; many sentence fragments and run-ons.