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WA History/Social Science Department Essay Rubric WA History/Social Science Department Essay Rubric This rubric has been developed to help students understand the essential elements of good writing and to ensure that students understand how there essay will be graded. Rubric Code: S26A47 By dalesalisbury Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Essay Rubric WA History and Social Sciences Department Standards
	Mastery exceeds the minimum department standards 9 pts	Proficiency meets the minimum department standards 7 pts	Approaches meets basic department standards 5 pts	Fails does not meet the minimum department standards 2 pts
Communication 60 % Evaluates the ability of the student to convey in a logical order the premise, argument and organization of the essay.
Thesis 25 % an unproved statement, especially one serving as a premise in an argument	Mastery Has a clear, well-developed thesis that evaluates the topic and answers the prompt	Proficiency Has a thesis that evaluates the topics and addresses the prompt	Approaches Has a limited, confused, poorly developed, or only partially developed thesis	Fails Has no thesis, simply restates the prompt, or does not address the topic
Structure 20 % a plan or guide for the premise of an argument to be proved	Mastery Has a “road map” that supports the thesis and both guides and structures the essay	Proficiency Has a “road map” that guides the essay	Approaches Has a limited “road map” or a “road map” that does not guide the essay	Fails Has no “road map” or “road map” is unrelated to thesis or to essay
Grammar 15 % the use of the rule for language that convey the quality of language	Mastery Essay is clearly organized and well-written, strong topic sentences	Proficiency Shows acceptable organization, language errors do not interfere with the comprehension of the essay	Approaches Poorly organized and/or poorly written, weak topic sentences	Fails Poor grammar and organization significantly detract from the comprehension of the essay, no topic sentences
Thinks Like a Social Scientist 40 % Evaluates the depth of understanding the use of evidence and understanding of historical context throughout the papaer
Complexity 15 % the various levels or counter arguments of a topic	Mastery Demonstrates an understanding of the complexity of the topic, acknowledges a multiplicity of factors in the topic or counter arguments	Proficiency Acknowledges the complexity of the topic or a multiplicity of factors in the topic, mentions that there might be counter arguments	Approaches Acknowledges the complexity of the topic	Fails Does not acknowledge the complexity of the topic
Context 15 % the placement of topic in proper placement of importance in history	Mastery Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the historical context of the question, how it fits into the “big picture”	Proficiency Demonstrates a basic understanding of the historical context of the question	Approaches Demonstrates an incomplete or inaccurate understanding of the historical context of the question	Fails Demonstrates an inaccurate understanding or no knowledge of the historical context of the question
Evidence 10 % factual data and proof as they relate to topic and thesis	Mastery Supports the thesis with substantial, specific, relevant, and accurate information	Proficiency Has some analysis evaluating the documents; interpretation may be superficial or one-sided	Approaches Contains mostly generalizations, incorrectly interprets documents, or merely quotes with documents	Fails Demonstrates little or no understanding of the documents

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