Crusades Essay Rubric Frequently Made Comments: Category 10-7 6-4 3-0 Introduction Strong thesis Good thesis; does not Weak or no thesis Paragraph statement; grabs completely grab statement; does not reader’s attention reader’s attention grab reader’s attention Supporting Details Uses important and Uses some detail and Lacks proper details; rich facts; addresses examples, but could does not address other the other side of the be extended to show side of the argument argument further understanding; possibly addresses the other side Conclusion Stimulates reader’s Has conclusion, but Lacks conclusion or thought and has may not tie into the has one that is either strong ending topic too simplistic or not engaging Research Effectively uses a Uses some documents Uses only 1, or no, substantial number of (2-3); possibly documents; documents from the including those ineffective use of packet (3+); including contrary to the thesis documents; those contrary to the misunderstanding or thesis incorrect interpretation 7-5 4-3 2-0 Sentence Structure 5-8 developed 3-5 sentences, Less than 3 sentences sentences per possibly undeveloped in each paragraph paragraph without descriptive details Organization Paragraphs respond to Organized, almost all Weak and/or unclear thesis and flow key parts shown in structure that makes it flawlessly paragraph difficult to follow ___ Need to use intro to set up and introduce topic (who, when, etc.) ___ Need strong thesis to set up argument ___ Need to use body paragraphs to provide supporting details ___ Need to restate thesis at of conclusion ___ Need to use conclusion to sum up main points ___ Need to spellcheck and grammar check Additional Comments:
Crusades Essay Rubric Category 10-7 6-4 3-0 Introduction Paragraph Strong thesis statement; grabs reader’s attention Good thesis; does not completely grab reader’s attention Weak or no thesis statement; does not grab reader’s attention Supporting Details Uses important and rich facts; addresses the other side of the argument Uses some detail and examples, but could be extended to show further understanding; possibly addresses the other side Lacks proper details; does not address other side of the argument Conclusion Stimulates reader’s thought and has strong ending Has conclusion, but may not tie into the topic Lacks conclusion or has one that is either too simplistic or not engaging Research Effectively uses a substantial number of documents from the packet (3+); including those contrary to the thesis Uses some documents (2-3); possibly including those contrary to the thesis Uses only 1, or no, documents; ineffective use of documents; misunderstanding or incorrect interpretation 7-5 4-3 2-0 Sentence Structure 5-8 developed sentences per paragraph 3-5 sentences, possibly undeveloped Less than 3 sentences in each paragraph without descriptive details Organization Paragraphs respond to thesis and flow flawlessly Organized, almost all key parts shown in paragraph Weak and/or unclear structure that makes it difficult to follow Frequently Made Comments: ___ Need to use intro to set up and introduce topic (who, when, etc.) ___ Need strong thesis to set up argument ___ Need to use body paragraphs to provide supporting details ___ Need to restate thesis at of conclusion ___ Need to use conclusion to sum up main points ___ Need to spellcheck and grammar check Additional Comments: