iRubric: Explanatory Essay rubric

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Explanatory Essay Students will compose an explanatory essay on topic of their choice: Plessy v. Ferguson or Brown v. Board of Education Rubric Code: EX73X4B By songju7 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Explanatory Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Historical question and Thesis	Poor Missing question and thesis. Very weak argument. No introduction Historical thinking skill is not included.	Fair A question and thesis statement are present, but the argument may be weak or incomplete. Limited awareness of broader historical thinking skills	Good The essay addresses a significant historical question and historical thinking skills. A thesis is strong and included in the introduction. Historical argument is carried throughout the essay.
Evidence	Poor Examples and evidences are missing. Thesis is not supported.	Fair some examples and evidences are shown, but weak.	Good Strong examples and evidences are used to support the claim.
Analysis, clarity, and organization	Poor No topic sentences. Writing is unclear. Historical argument is confused.	Fair Some topic sentences are missing. Paragraphs needs revising. Historical argument is stated, yet not strong.	Good Topic sentences identify key points. Paragraphs connect and flow. Historical arguments are strong and organized.
conclusion	Poor No concluding paragraph.	Fair Concluding paragraph is included, yet connections between the thesis, argument, and evidence is incomplete.	Good Strong concluding paragraph with thesis, argument, and evidence.