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Analyzing weaknesses of Articles of Confederation Articles of Confederation Persuasive Essay Analytic essay on weakness of Articles of Confederation and how problems were solved with the Constitution Rubric Code: SX85C2X By ElizabethFord19 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Analytic Essay Students will examine Weaknesses of Articles and analyze how the Constitution solved these weaknesses.
	Exemplary Goes above and beyond expectations 4 pts	Good Meets expectation with progress shown towards exemplary work 3 pts	fair Provides limited evidence expectations were met. 2 pts	below expectation Target criterion not met with little to no evidence for goal available. 1 pts
Introduction/Organization The introduction is inviting, informative of the main topic, and outlines all subtopics	Exemplary The introduction is inviting, identifies the overall topic of the essay, states the main points developed in the essay, connects the main points and tells how they are logically related, and conveys the purpose of replacing the AofC with the Constitution	Good identifies the overall topic of the essay, states the main points developed in the essay, and lists the main points in order for the essay, conveys the purpose of replacing the AofC with the Constitution	fair The introduction identifies the overall topic of the essay, but does not adequately preview the structure of the paper or the information is incomplete.	below expectation There is no clear introduction of the main topic, and/or the structure of the paper is not made clear.
Essay Structure/Sequencing Intro Paragraph, 3 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion	Exemplary Facts are placed in a logical order and they are written in such a way as to keep the reader interested. All paragraphs present with at least 3 sentences each, frequent use of transition words	Good All paragraphs are present and in a logical order, essay still lacks flow in some parts or transitions can make it difficult to follow.	fair All paragraphs are present, but essay is choppy, and/or some details are not in a logical or expected order, and this can distract the reader.	below expectation Missing 1 or more paragraphs, no transition words, and/or Many details are not in a logical or expected order. There is little sense to the reader that the writing is organized.
Accuracy of Fact/Content Use of examples to support arguments are correct.	Exemplary The main topic and all supportive facts have been reported accurately. This student has a complete and detailed understanding of the information important to the topic.	Good The main topic has been reported accurately, almost all supportive facts are reported accurately. The student has a understanding of the information important to the topic but not give enough details.	fair The student has an incomplete understanding of the topic and/or misconceptions about some of the information. However, the student has a basic understanding of the main idea.	below expectation No facts are reported or most are reported inaccurately. The student's understanding of the topic is incomplete or has many misconceptions that the student cannot be said to understand the topic.
3 weaknesses of Articles At least 3 weaknesses are identified and analyzed in the essay.	Exemplary At least 3 weaknesses have been identified and then closely evaluated to HOW they were causing problems in the newly formed country.	Good At least 3 weaknesses have been identified but a close evaluation of HOW they were causing problems is incomplete or missing.	fair Less than 3 weaknesses of the Articles are identified, and/or a close evaluation of HOW they were causing problems is missing.	below expectation Less than 3 weaknesses of the Articles are identified or they are identified incorrect, and a close evaluation of HOW they were cause problems is missing.
REASONING (score weighted 2X) The 3 weaknesses are paired with 3 solutions, and student shows reasoning as to how solutions were effective.	Exemplary The 3 (or more) weaknesses of the Articles are given 3 viable solutions in the Constitution AND the solutions are explained as to why they now will help the people or government. (score 2X)	Good The 3 (or more) weaknesses of the Articles are given 3 viable solutions in the Constitution AND the solutions are explained in a limited manner. (score 2X)	fair Less than 3 weaknesses of the Articles are given less than 3 viable solutions in the Constitution AND the solutions are explained incorrectly or not at all. (score 2X)	below expectation Less than 3 solutions are provided and/or there are no explanations give as to why the solutions would be effective. (Score 2X)
Editing Grammar, sentence structure, punctuation	Exemplary No more than 2 mistakes in entire essay, has written multiple drafts in an attempt to eliminate all mistakes	Good Few common mistakes made, but most mistakes from previous drafts have been fixed	fair Several common mistakes made, but some attempts at editing have been made	below expectation An excessive number of mistakes, including misspellings, punctuation errors, and poor essay structure, that shows carelessness in writing
Conclusion/Organization Conclusion restates the facts	Exemplary Restates the main topic, Synthesizes the major points, and makes the context or importance of topic clear and relevant.	Good Restates the main topic, and nearly synthesizes most of the major points, and attempts to give context or importance to main topic.	fair The conclusion is recognizable and restates main topic, but does not necessarily synthesize all the information, or state relevant significance of topic.	below expectation There is no conclusion, the paper just ends.

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