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Personal Historical Essay 
BIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN PRESIDENT
Researach a historical figure who has overcome an obstacle and write about their life and accomplishments using first person narrative.
Rubric Code: M9W88A
By Smckelvey
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Biography of historical figure
  Needs Work

10 pts

Good

15 pts

Excellent

20 pts

Outline

Needs Work

The outline was confuisng and illogical or was not handed in al all.
Good

Ideas were scribbled down but there was little organization to the outline. It gave the student a starting place.
Excellent

A prewrite outline of some sort was used where the information was sorted and organized. It was logical and gave the student a "map" to follow.
Biographical Information

Needs Work

Little or no biographical information is presented. Bio may include 2 or 3 sections (Date of birth, Place of birth, spouse and children, interests, occupation, era/setting, other)
Good

Some or most biographical information is presented. Bio may include 4 to 6 sections (Date of birth, Place of birth, spouse and children, interests, occupation, era/setting, other)
Excellent

All important biographical information is presented. Bio includes all information.(Date of birth, Place of Birth, spouse and children, interests, occupation, era/setting, other).
Accomplishments

Needs Work

There is little or no content to this biography (i.e. does not include the contributions the historical figure made.
Good

The content of the biography is sufficient. It includes some details of the contributions that the historical figure made.
Excellent

The content of the accomplishments in the biography is excellent. It includes many details of the contributions that the historical figure made.
Qualities

Needs Work

There is little or no mention of what were the beliefs or motivation of the historical figure.
Good

There is some mention of what were the beliefs or motivation for the historical figure's actions.
Excellent

The student explains their understanding of what motivated the historical figure to accomplish what he/she did.
Organization

Needs Work

-Simple style with limited organization
-Lacks logical flow or rational progresssion in some areas.
- Simple/compound sentence structure
Good

- Well organized with appropriate style and tone
-Generally uses appropriate paragraph format (Into, body, conclu.)
- Variety of sentence lengths, types and structure.
Excellent

- Well organized biography reflecting a sophisticated writing style.
Grammar/Spelling/Biography

Needs Work

There are many grammatical errors and/or spelling mistakes (More than 6). Little or none of the sentences are thought out.
Good

There are very few grammatical errors and/or spelling mistakes (less than 6) Most sentences are well thought out.
Excellent

There are little or no grammatical errors and/or spelling mistakes (less than 3). All sentences are well thought out
Sources

Needs Work

Several sources were not used, headings and punctuation needed more work.
Good

The student obtained information from numerous sources, but they were not sourced properly.
Excellent

The bibliography was set up as per the example with proper headings and punctuation. Many sources were used.






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