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Research Essay Rubric
Research Essay Rubric
After selecting a research question about world history, the student will write a two-page essay that responds to the question. The essay must contain a thesis statement with supporting information. The essay must use a minimum of three sources and must include a bibliography; no more than two sources may be from the Internet. The student should read the "Accelerated" column of the rubric to understand the expectations for high-quality work.
Rubric Code:
FXX5B3X
By
arogers1
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Subject:
History
Type:
Project
Grade Levels:
6-8
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History Essay Rubric
Limited (1 point)
(N/A)
Basic (2 points)
(N/A)
Proficient (3 points)
(N/A)
Accelerated (4 points)
(N/A)
Your Score
(N/A)
Thesis Statement
20 %
Limited (1 point)
The essay lacks a thesis statement.
Basic (2 points)
The essay presents a confused or undeveloped thesis that inadequately addresses the question.
Proficient (3 points)
The essay offers a clear thesis that addresses the question, but with limited development; for instance, the thesis may lack creativity and complexity.
Accelerated (4 points)
The essay contains a well-developed thesis that clearly addresses the question.
Your Score
Understanding of Question
20 %
Limited (1 point)
The essay demonstrates no understanding of the question or merely restates the question.
Basic (2 points)
The essay ignores the complexity of the question; instead, it focuses on only part of the question or addresses all parts of the question in a general way.
Proficient (3 points)
The essay deals with most parts of the question, but has an uneven focus; for instance, one topic may be developed in depth while others are treated in a general way.
Accelerated (4 points)
The essay demonstrates student understanding of the complexity of the question and provides in-depth treatment of all parts of the question.
Your Score
Analysis / Supporting Information
30 %
Limited (1 point)
The essay offers no information to support a main idea, and analysis is absent due to a poor understanding of the question.
Basic (2 points)
Only minimal information is offered to support the essay's thesis, and the essay provides a description rather than an analysis of historical themes.
Proficient (3 points)
The essay's thesis statement is adequately supported with relevant information, and the essay provides a partial analysis of historical themes.
Accelerated (4 points)
The essay's thesis statement is supported with substantial relevant information, and the essay effectively analyzes the historical themes that relate to the topic.
Your Score
Historical Accuracy
10 %
Limited (1 point)
The essay contains numerous major errors of fact which seriously damage the essay's overall point of view.
Basic (2 points)
The essay contains both minor and major errors of fact; these errors damage the essay's overall point of view.
Proficient (3 points)
The essay contains minor errors of fact that do not damage the essay's overall point of view.
Accelerated (4 points)
The essay contains no errors of fact.
Your Score
Bibliography / Use of Sources
10 %
Limited (1 point)
A bibliography is not present, and the essay suggests little or no understanding of the sources or ignores them completely.
Basic (2 points)
A bibliography is present, but there are major errors in format; use of sources is ineffective and fails to support the thesis statement.
Proficient (3 points)
A bibliography is present and contains only minor format errors; some sources are used effectively to support the thesis statement.
Accelerated (4 points)
All of the essay's sources are used effectively to support the thesis statement, and the sources are listed in a bibliography that uses the proper MLA format.
Your Score
Mechanics and Presentation
10 %
Limited (1 point)
The report is riddled with errors which make reading and comprehending the report difficult. The work may also suffer from sloppy presentation.
Basic (2 points)
The report contains major errors which detract from the overall quality of the work. The work may also suffer from sloppy presentation.
Proficient (3 points)
The report contains minor errors which do not substantially detract from the overall quality of the work. The work is presented neatly and professionally.
Accelerated (4 points)
The report contains no typographical errors, misspellings, or other grammatical or mechanical errors and is presented neatly and professionally.
Your Score
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History
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