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Native American Tribes Paper Native American Tribes Paper A short research based paper comparing and contrasting the cultures of several Native American tribes. Rubric Code: B27WXC By terri1985 Draft Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Grammar	Poor incomplete sentences are used and the paper is lacking basic grammar needs such as appropriate spelling, misuse of periods and commas as well as lacking Capitalization of proper nouns.	Fair Several grammatical errors that include, but are not limited to: poor punctuation, spelling and basic rule usage.	Good Few grammatical mistakes; used complete sentences and applied the basic rules of grammar.	Excellent No grammatical errors present with complete sentences.
Format	Poor Is written as one paragraph without an introduction, body/support, conclusion and is lacking the elements of comparison	Fair Missing one or more of the main elements of an essay (introduction, body/support, conclusion) or mixes up the order of the paragraphs.	Good All parts of the paper are present but not indented or spaced correctly.	Excellent All of the elements of the paper are present and paragraphs are indented and in the appropriate order.
Thought Organization	Poor The purpose of the paper is unclear and there are no comaprisons made throughout, and it is lacking one or more of the tribes.	Fair The paper compares the cultures of the tribes, but is unclear on which tribes do what. Specifics are not given and the thoguths are not organized in a logical or flowing way.	Good The paper has an introductory statment that is true to the concept. The cultures are compared with little to no confusion and the purpose is communicated.	Excellent The paper clearly compares the cultures of the several tribes discussed and provides an excellent introductory statement and conclusion the wraps up the ideas expressed very well. The paragraphs transition very smooth.