LETTER TO THE EDITOR: HISTORY RUBRIC

Categories 4 3 2 1 R
Sources (information and 4+ sources listed; are
4 sources listed; are 0-1 sources listed;
graphics) are accurately varied; detailed notes 2-3 sources listed; some
Sources varied; notes from little variation; few Not listed
documented, and from from each variation; limited notes
each notes
K/ trusted sites
U Reasons for Demonstrates Demonstrates
Demonstrates thorough Demonstrates some
Confederation; key considerable limited
Concepts understanding of understanding of Not written
figures, life in colonies; understanding of understanding of
concepts concepts
major events concepts concepts
Uses reasoning
developed and applied Uses reasoning skills Uses reasoning skills Uses reasoning skills
skills linking
Reasoning concepts of linking content with linking content with linking content with
T content with colony No evidence
skills reasons/figures/events/lif colony with a high considerable colony with some
with limited
e to chosen colony degree of effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
effectiveness
Expresses ideas and Expresses ideas and Expresses ideas
Expresses ideas and Expresses ideas and
opinions in historical opinions using and opinions using
Communic opinions using historical opinions using historical
C fashion appropriate to historical time period historical time No evidence
ation time period with a high time period with some
the times; vocabulary & with considerable period with limited
degree of effectiveness effectiveness
terminology use effectiveness effectiveness
Evidence of connections Makes connections Makes connections Makes connections
Makes connections
among concepts and among concepts and among concepts and among concepts
Connection among concepts and
A their impact on past, historical impact with historical impact with and historical No evidence
s historical impact with
present & future high degree of considerable impact with limited
some effectiveness
effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
Writing Rubric:
Categories 4 3 2 1 R
Writing is Writing is somewhat
K/ Writing is focused, with Writing is highly focused Writing has limited
U
Focus considerably focused focused and purpose is Not written
a clear purpose and purpose is clear focus and purpose
and purpose is clear somewhat clear
Supporting details (P2) Uses supporting and Uses supporting and Uses supporting
Elaboration / Uses supporting and
and elaborating details elaborating detail with elaborating detail and elaborating
T Support elaborating detail with No evidence
(P3) expand and high degree of with considerable detail with limited
(P2/P3) some effectiveness
support points effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
Uses planning and Uses planning and
Use of writing and Uses planning and Uses planning and
Writing editing skills with editing skills with
T editing processes to editing skills with high editing skills with some No evidence
Process considerable limited
compete writing degree of effectiveness effectiveness
effectiveness effectiveness
Expresses and organizes Expresses/Organizes Expresses/Organize
Power paragraph Expresses/Organizes
ideas/information with a ideas/Information s ideas/Information
C Organization structure used to ideas/Information with No evidence
high degree of with considerable with limited
organize ideas some effectiveness
effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
Grammar and Grammar and
Grammar and spelling
Grammar, Proper grammar and spelling conventions Grammar and spelling spelling
conventions used with
A Usage & spelling mechanics used with conventions used with conventions used No evidence
high degree of
Mechanics used in writing considerable some effectiveness with limited
effectiveness
effectiveness effectiveness
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