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Boston Massacre Writing Assignment Republicanism Writing Prompt Rubric Code: WX3W49W By MrRosen Draft Public Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Boston Massacre
	Good 10 pts	Fair 7 pts	Poor 4 pts
Argument/Cohesion	Good The claim is effectively proven to be true. Student successfully stated and developed the claim over the course of an essay.	Fair Claim is not effective and not clearly proven to be true.	Poor Claim is unclear, inaccurate and/or not developed.
Ideas	Good Good support for the argument Good use of quotes/evidence to support claims.	Fair Adequate support for the argument. Use of quotes/evidence to support claim is adequate.	Poor Weak support for the argument. Little or no use of quotes/evidence to support claims.
Organization	Good Claim is clearly identifiable and placed properly in first paragraph. Well written topic sentences introduce the subject of the paragraph. Paragraphs follow the order of the claim and flow logically. Transitions are logical and clear. *Introductions and conclusions are well written and enhance the overall understanding of the topic.	Fair Claim is not immediately identifiable. Topic sentences are weak but present. Paragraphs are not clearly organized. Some use of transitions. *Introduction and conclusion are poorly written.	Poor Claim is weak. Topic sentences are absent or poorly written. Paragraphs are poorly organized. Transitions are not used. *Introduction and/or conclusion are too short or are missing.
Word Choice	Good *Topic specific words strengthen the essay.	Fair *Topic specific words are occasionally used.	Poor Topic specific vocabulary is not used.