Needs Improvement Satisfactory Excellent Source Analysis (Main Message / main idea missing or Message / main idea for all or most Clear message / main idea for each Idea, Message, Details) unclear for some sources. Lacking sources, some details. Some may be source with relevant details listed in details. Incomplete. clearer than others. chart. (1 point) (2 points) (3 points) Connecting Source to Missing answers to essential Answers to essential question for all Clear answer to essential question Essential Question questions, lacking any attempt at or most sources, but lacking for each source with explanation. explanation. explanation or unclear explanation. (3 points) (1 point) (2 points) Thesis Thesis is unclear or does not answer Thesis basically answers essential Thesis clearly answers essential essential question. question and may use some evidence question and uses several pieces of (0 points) from the sources but could be more supporting evidence from the thorough. (2 points) sources. (4 points) Total Points: _______ / 10 Suggested Rubric B This rubric can be used if you only want to assess students’ individual thesis statements. – – Needs Improvement Satisfactory Excellent Thesis Thesis is unclear or does not answer Thesis basically answers essential Thesis clearly answers essential essential question. question and may use some evidence question and uses several pieces of (0 points) from the sources but could be more supporting evidence from the thorough. (2 points) sources. (4 points) Total Points: _______ / 4
Needs Improvement Satisfactory Excellent Source Analysis (Main Idea, Message, Details) Message / main idea missing or unclear for some sources. Lacking details. Incomplete. (1 point) Message / main idea for all or most sources, some details. Some may be clearer than others. (2 points) Clear message / main idea for each source with relevant details listed in chart. (3 points) Connecting Source to Essential Question Missing answers to essential questions, lacking any attempt at explanation. (1 point) Answers to essential question for all or most sources, but lacking explanation or unclear explanation. (2 points) Clear answer to essential question for each source with explanation. (3 points) Thesis Thesis is unclear or does not answer essential question. (0 points) Thesis basically answers essential question and may use some evidence from the sources but could be more thorough. (2 points) Thesis clearly answers essential question and uses several pieces of supporting evidence from the sources. (4 points) Total Points: _______ / 10 Suggested Rubric – B – This rubric can be used if you only want to assess students’ individual thesis statements. Needs Improvement Satisfactory Excellent Thesis Thesis is unclear or does not answer essential question. (0 points) Thesis basically answers essential question and may use some evidence from the sources but could be more thorough. (2 points) Thesis clearly answers essential question and uses several pieces of supporting evidence from the sources. (4 points) Total Points: _______ / 4
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