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Political-One-Page Essay Political-One-Page Essay What type of government would Odysseus prefer? Rubric Code: Z96XX4 By erichines Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Humanities Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Essay Rubric
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Focus	Excellent The paper has a clear thesis statement that answers the question and remains on topic throughout.	Good The paper has a clear thesis that answers the question and very rarely loses focus.	Fair The paper has a clear thesis but does not stay focused.	Poor The paper does not have a clear focus.
Content/Elaboration	Excellent There are plenty of details used to support the focus of the paper. Each of the three necessary pieces of information is included. Thesis and details are supported by two quotes.	Good The paper has good elaboration to support the focus of the paper, but one or two places could use a some more detail/explanation. Thesis and details are supported by one quote.	Fair The paper includes some detail, but at least two of the missing pieces of information are missing. The paper does not include any quotes.	Poor The paper contains very little elaboration. Supporting details are needed throughout.
Logical Use of Information	Excellent All information in the paper is accurate, and clearly shows a logical connection between the text and history.	Good There are one or two details in the paper that are inaccurate. A clear connection between the text and history is made.	Fair Several details in the paper are inaccurate. An attempt at a connection between the text and history is made.	Poor The majority of the details in the paper are inaccurate. There is no logical connection between the text and history.
References to text	Excellent Uses quoted text thoughtfully, appropriately and completely correct documentation (in text and work cited)	Good Uses quoted text adequately with documentation that may have one or two mistakes.	Fair Uses quoted text with an attempt at documentation	Poor Doesn't use quoted text