iRubric: ES British Period rubric

The writer has failed to use historical reasoning by not taking into account his/her questions, he/she has not established the facts, he/she has not made the appropriate connections among concepts, finally he/she has not argued successfully on the basis of facts. It is clear that the writer has not indicated differences and similarities amongst the facts. Nor has the writer identified through his/her writing the learning achieved, or the difficulties he/she encountered while doing so.

The writer has at times made use of historical reasoning by refering very seldom to historical facts, the writer sometimes establishes the facts but the connections made are not based on historically sound and are not coherent in nature. The writer sometimes notes the differences and similarities amongst the facts but fails to make any logical conclusions. It is evident that some learning was achieved however, the writing lacks knowledge of subject matter.

The writer has made use of historical reasoning by referring to historical facts, making use of his/her questions, making connections amongst concepts, however, the writer lacks coherence and fluency while drawing conclusions. The similarities and differences amongst the facts are merely mentioned and not applied in the answer. Improvement in all areas will result in a much more developed answer.

The writer has made use of his/her historical reasoning by referring to historical facts, applying his/her questions to answer the central question, argues strictly on the basis of the facts, by doing this has successfully drawn out some historically sound conclusions. The writer makes specific use of the similarities and differences amonst the facts in order to make clear and sound judgments. It is evident that the writer has made specific use of his/her learning.

The writer has exceeded his/her historical reasoning by going beyond the asking his/her questions, and basing his/her answers on a small amont of historical content, using other sources to complete the answer, etc. This student has exceeded the demands of the task and as a result he/she has excelled in this assignment.