0pts 6pts 8pts 10pts Paragraph No paper was Few parts are well Some parts are well structured Well structured and 20 Structure submitted. structured in paragraph in paragraph format. Some thought out in Paper is poorly format. Few parts are parts are organized from paragraph format. structured. organized from beginning beginning to end. Clear and organized Paragraph to end. Major paragraph Line of development is structure from requirements not sections missing. Line of somewhat logical and beginning to end. met or very development is not coherent. Ideas could have Line of development weak. logical. Ideas were not been connected with a is logical and connected with a smoother transition. coherent. Ideas are transition. Consider more descriptive connected with Paragraph lacks details. topic sentences that lead-in to smooth transition. Topic sentences don’t a developed paragraph. relate to paragraph. Concluding sentence should Need to separate and bring paragraph to a close. organize your ideas into separate paragraphs. 12 pts 0 pts 16pts 20pts Language, No paper was Many spelling, grammar, Few spelling, grammar, Excellent spelling, 20 Sentence submitted. punctuation and punctuation and capitalization grammar, punctuation Mechanics, Spelling and capitalization errors; Word errors; Could have been more and capitalization; Grammar & grammatical selection, word choice carefully edited. Word carefully edited. Spelling errors are and sentence structure selection, word choice and Excellent word unacceptable. needs improvement. sentence structure could have selection. Varied Need to proofread final been more varied. word choice. Varied product. Needs extensive sentence structure. editing. 20pts 0 pts 24pts 16 pts Content Inadequate Content is weak through Acceptable content. Response Very meaningful 30 (reflection) coverage of interview responses. could have been stronger content. Very interview through interview responses or thoughtful response; questions. Not by reflecting on personal Demonstrated critical acceptable. Does response. thinking; Reflected at not meet a personal level. requirements. 0 pts 12 pts 24 pts 30pts Total Possible Points: 80 Your Score: /PTS % I HAVE MADE HISTORY! ASSIGNMENT A Document-Based Question (DBQ) requires you to use a series of documents to create a purposeful and thorough response to a historical question. Historical documents are found in many forms such as maps, photographs, drawings, diary entries, letters, court transcripts, and law codes. As part of DBQ assignments, you will be required to read and analyze several
0pts 6pts 8pts 10pts Paragraph Structure No paper was submitted. Paper is poorly structured. Paragraph requirements not met or very weak. 0 pts Few parts are well structured in paragraph format. Few parts are organized from beginning to end. Major paragraph sections missing. Line of development is not logical. Ideas were not connected with a transition. Paragraph lacks details. Topic sentences don’t relate to paragraph. Need to separate and organize your ideas into separate paragraphs. 12 pts Some parts are well structured in paragraph format. Some parts are organized from beginning to end. Line of development is somewhat logical and coherent. Ideas could have been connected with a smoother transition. Consider more descriptive topic sentences that lead-in to a developed paragraph. Concluding sentence should bring paragraph to a close. 16pts Well structured and thought out in paragraph format. Clear and organized structure from beginning to end. Line of development is logical and coherent. Ideas are connected with smooth transition. 20pts 20 Language, Sentence Mechanics, Grammar & Spelling No paper was submitted. Spelling and grammatical errors are unacceptable. 0 pts Many spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalization errors; Word selection, word choice and sentence structure needs improvement. Need to proofread final product. Needs extensive editing. 24pts Few spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalization errors; Could have been more carefully edited. Word selection, word choice and sentence structure could have been more varied. 16 pts Excellent spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalization; carefully edited. Excellent word selection. Varied word choice. Varied sentence structure. 20pts 20 Content (reflection) Inadequate coverage of interview questions. Not acceptable. Does not meet requirements. 0 pts Content is weak through interview responses. 12 pts Acceptable content. Response could have been stronger through interview responses or by reflecting on personal response. 24 pts Very meaningful content. Very thoughtful response; Demonstrated critical thinking; Reflected at a personal level. 30pts 30 Total Possible Points: 80 Your Score: /PTS % I HAVE MADE HISTORY! ASSIGNMENT A Document-Based Question (DBQ) requires you to use a series of documents to create a purposeful and thorough response to a historical question. Historical documents are found in many forms such as maps, photographs, drawings, diary entries, letters, court transcripts, and law codes. As part of DBQ assignments, you will be required to read and analyze several
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