Historic Tribes Essay Rubric

Category

Poorly Done

Okay/Average

WOW!

ICE

There are no or few quotes, there

are no citations, and there is no
explanation. (0 points)

There are 1-2 quotes that

are sometimes explained
and cited. (15 points)

More than three quotes

are introduced, cited
properly, and explained.
(20 points)

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Thesis

There is no thesis or the thesis is

unclear and sloppy. Alternatively, the
thesis does not match the topic.
(0 points)

There is a thesis that is

incorrectly positioned, not
concise, and does follow
instructions for length.
(10 points)

The thesis is clear,

contains three reasons,
is correctly positioned,
direct, and is one
sentence. (15 points)

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Thesis
Support

The thesis is not stated after the

introduction, and is not supported or
is poorly supported. The support
contradicts the thesis. (0 points)

Most paragraphs contain

transition sentences that
connect to the thesis, but
the connections are
unclear. (10 points)

Each paragraph begins

with a transition
sentence that connects
the contents of the
paragraph to the overall
thesis statement. The
thesis is supported in the
paragraph by quotes
and explanation. (15
points)

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Conventions

There are multiple errors in grammar

and spelling, with few varied
vocabulary choices. (0 points)

There are few errors.

Vocabulary is somewhat
redundant. (7 points)

There are no spelling or

grammar errors
(including punctuation).
There is an exceptional
and varied vocabulary
throughout. (10 points)

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Organization/
Formatting

The essay is typed in Comic Sans :(

The essay is in a legible

font, paragraphs contain
at least 5 sentences, and
formatting is correct. (7
points)

The essay contains a

myriad (at least 5) of
paragraphs which are
formatted correctly
according to rules of
font, size, and color.
Each paragraph should
contain a minimum of 8
sentences. (10 points)

___/10

Additionally, the paragraphs do not

flow together, spacing is incorrect,
there are less than 5 sentences per
paragraph. (0 points)

Point
Values

TOTAL
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