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Biography of Famous American

Biography of historical figure .Biography should include important details of figures life and the contributions he/she made during the . An essay will be written on this person including Personal information, qualities, and contributions. This biography needs at least 5 paragrahs.

Rubric Code: ZX23C92

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Biography of historical figure
	Minimal 10 pts	Basic 15 pts	Proficient 20 pts
Biographical Information	Minimal Little or no biographical information is presented. Bio may include 2 or 3 sections (Date of birth, Date of death, Place of birth, Place of death, spouse and children, interests, occupation, other)	Basic Some or most biographical information is presented. Bio may include 4 to 6 sections (Date of birth, Date of Death, Place of birth, Place of death, spouse and children, interests, occupation, other)	Proficient All important biographical information is presented. Bio includes all sections (Date of birth, Date of death, Place of Birth, Place of death, spouse and childre, interests, occupation, other).
Accomplishments	Minimal There is little or no content to this biography (i.e. does not include the contributions the historical figure made .	Basic The content of the biography is sufficient. It includes some details of the contributions that the historical figure made .	Proficient The content of the accomplishments in the biography is excellent. It includes many details of the contributions that the historical figure made .
Qualities	Minimal There is little or no mention of what were the beliefs or motivation of the historical figure.	Basic There is some mention of what were the beliefs or motivation for the historical figure's actions.	Proficient The student explains their understanding of what motivated the historical figure to accomplish what he/she did.
Grammar/Spelling/Biography	Minimal There are many grammatical errors and/or spelling mistakes (More than 6). Little or none of the sentences are thought out.	Basic There are very few grammatical errors and/or spelling mistakes (less than 6) Most sentences are well thought out.	Proficient There are little or no grammatical errors and/or spelling mistakes (less than 3). All sentences are well thought out
Format Introduction Body Conclusion	Minimal No logical flow of information	Basic Logical flow of information, but not in paragraphs	Proficient Formatted Correctly in Paragraphs including an introductions, 3 body paragraphs and a conclusion