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Expository Essay--World History CP Expository Essay--World History H Guidelines for scoring expository essay. Rubric Code: DXC7CX7 By TVSteacher Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Expository Essay
	4 Exceeds (N/A)	3 Meets (N/A)	2 Partially Meets (N/A)	1 Does Not Meet (N/A)
Introduction	4 Exceeds The introduction does an excellent job of hooking the reader into the essay. It includes the thesis and previews main points.	3 Meets The introduction simply states topic, has thesis and previews main points, but does not hook reader well.	2 Partially Meets Introduction is functional. May have thesis, but does not preview main points.	1 Does Not Meet Introduction very weak, does not have thesis or preview of main points. Only previews topic. No mention of author and title.
Logical order	4 Exceeds The essay is developed in a logical order appropriate to the writer's purpose and reader's needs.	3 Meets Most of the essay is presented in a logical order, and readers should have little trouble following the supporting details.	2 Partially Meets The writer attempts to develop the essay in a logical order, but some of the essay may be presented in an order readers may find confusing.	1 Does Not Meet The supporting details within the essay as a whole are not developed in a logical order.
Paragraphs	4 Exceeds Essay has a minimum of 4 well developed paragraphs with historical elements.	3 Meets Essay has 3 well developed paragraphs with historical elements.	2 Partially Meets Essay has 2 developed paragraphs with historical elements.	1 Does Not Meet Essay needs more than 2 paragraphs to develop the topic with factual, historical elements.
Conclusion	4 Exceeds The conclusion does an excellent job of summing up or restating the topic and tying the details together.	3 Meets The conclusion sums up the topic by restating it, but it does not tie the details together.	2 Partially Meets There is an attempt at a conclusion, but it doesn't restate the topic or tie the details together.	1 Does Not Meet There is no conclusion. The essay just ends without summing up or restating the topic. It doesn't tie the details together.
Sources	4 Exceeds There are a minimum of 2 sources on a Works Cited page.	3 Meets There is 1 sources on a Works Cited page.	2 Partially Meets There are sources but not in proper format on a Works Cited page.	1 Does Not Meet Missing sources &/or works cited page.