iRubric: Founding Father essay rubric

Student is not able to give any contributions that James Madison during the Convention or names contributions that do not match James Madison.

Student names one contribution that James Madison or the students names two contributions, one of which does not have to do with the Constitutional Convention.

Student is able to name two contributions that that James Madison and the contributions are important to the Constitution.

Student is not able to give any contributions that Alexander Hamilton during the Convention or names contributions that do not match Alexander Hamilton

Student names one contribution that Alexander Hamilton or the students names two contributions, one of which does not have to do with the Constitutional Convention.

Student is able to name two contributions that that Alexander Hamilton and the contributions are important to the Constitution.

Student does not make an attempt to justify a founding father or Student does not make a justification that connects to the Constitutional Convention.

Student attempts to make a justification for the founding father, however the justification is not strong in the points that he or she uses and does not give a justification for why they think that is a good reason.

Students makes a strong justification as to why that founding father is the most important. The students uses the contributions that he made to convention as well makes their own justification for the founding father.