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DBQ SPARTA Rubric Code: UXAAWBB By Hopeless Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Humanities Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

DBQ SPARTA
	Poor 10 pts	Fair 15 pts	Good 20 pts	Excellent 25 pts
ORGANIZATION	Poor Deficient in three or four of the following ways: a vague opening, unclear thesis, paragraphs loosely connected or insufficiently developed, lack of conclusion.	Fair Deficient in one or two of the following ways: a vague opening, unclear thesis, paragraphs loosely connected or insufficiently developed, lack of conclusion. Less than 7 sentences/ simple sentences not combined	Good Organizes writing with a clear opening and thesis statement, connection between paragraphs, and a conclusion. All paragraphs average 7 sentences or less	Excellent Organizes writing with an engaging opening, a clear thesis statement, coherent paragraphs with clear topic sentences, excellent transitions, and a strong conclusion. 5)Proper heading/font. Etc..6) Concise language-remove redundant words 7) Combine simple sentences
TOPIC DEVELOPMENT	Poor Conveys little understanding and lacks development of the topic. Topic undeveloped, did not follow instructions	Fair Conveys insufficient knowledge of topic and/or the ability to think critically about it. Writing may lack focus.	Good Conveys sufficient knowledge of topic and the ability to think critically about it through well supported and logical writing Content needs work/ facts need to be explained	Excellent Conveys thorough knowledge of the subject and the ability to think critically about it through logical, strongly supported, and thought provoking writing.
STYLE AND MECHANICS	Poor Demonstrates inconsistent use of rules of standard written language. Writes with excessive errors in mechanics, and incorporates inconsistent style for content area.	Fair Demonstrates inconsistent use of rules of standard written language. Writes with excessive errors in mechanics, and incorporates inconsistent style for content area. NOT PROOFREAD, extraneous words, sentence structure needs work/ verb tense correct	Good Demonstrates the ability to adequately follow the rules of standard written language, write prose with few errors, and incorporate appropriate style for content area. Writing could be more concise/ some simple sentences could be compounded	Excellent Demonstrates ability to effectively follow the rules of standard written language, write error-free prose, and incorporate exceptional style for content area. Concisely written/remove redundant words like VERY, A LOT etc.