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Patriot or Loyalist In this assigmentt, you will pick a side in the American Revolutionary War, either a Patriot or a Loyalist and explain to me why chose that postition. When explaining/argue in your essay why you are a Loyalist/Patriot. You must use real events that happened as a reason why (your class notes will come in handy). You cannot say, "I would be a Loyalist because I like Great Britain." This statement does not show me that you understood why people in America chose sides in the Revolutionary War and does not explain why or argue why this position was taken. The essay should be one page in length, single-spaced and hand written. Use this rubric to guide your writing. This assignment is due at the beginning of class on Thursday with 15 minutes given on Tuesday and Wednesday for in-class work. Rubric Code: WA8X2 By d3dayton Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Patriot or Loyalist
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 6 pts
Introduction (organization)	Poor The introduction does not clearly state the thesis statement or give a brief view of the papers structure.	Fair The introduction clearly states the thesis statement but no brief view of the papers structure is given.	Good The introduction is a brief view of the papers structure and has a thesis statement.
Body (content)	Poor Writer has clearly not chosen a side and uses little to no real events or important information to support their position.	Fair Writer has chosen a side but does not use real events or important information as supporting their position.	Good Gives the reader important information that goes beyond the obvious or predictable, picks a side and uses real events to support position.
Conclusion (organization)	Poor Writer has not restated thesis statement or summarized main point of paper.	Fair Writer has not summarized main point of paper but does clearly restate thesis statement.	Good Leaves the reader with a feeling that they understood what the writer was "getting at", restates thesis statment and summarizes main point of paper.