1812 DBQ Rubric and corrections

Improvements needed because of the following:

- Parts not written in your own words - not giving credit to your source - Sentence structure weak or confusing - Run- on sentences - Needs more quotes, statistics, sources

- Unclear Thesis - Does not clearly prove thesis - Does not use topic sentences - Paragraphs off topic - Does not give specific examples - Not enough proof paragraphs (less than 3)

- Does not complete task requirements - No hook - Hook not clearly connected to topic - Weak historical context - Does not follow a logical or chronological  pattern - Incomplete or weak  conclusion

-  Poor spelling -   Reader has difficulty  understanding how the person or topic was important in shaping American history - no/few quotes from primary sources -  turned in late - does not demonstrate similarities or differences

5 ·       Contains an introduction, body, conclusion in correct order. ·       Introduction contains provable thesis and interesting hook. ·       Proves thesis by including supportive details.  Ideas are fully developed in body.   ·       Shows clear evidence of frequent primary source document use (i.e. quotes, statistics) ·       Is both descriptive and analytical (applies, analyzes, evaluates) ·       Includes relevant outside information ·       Reader understands why topic was important in shaping American history. ·       Writing conventions contain little or no mistakes. ·       Evidence of revision. ·       Clearly demonstrates explains labels and supports choices with specific proof from documents and outside sources

4 ·       Introduction contains thesis and hook. ·       Body has several proofs that are related to the thesis. ·       Shows evidence of primary some source document use (i.e. quotes) ·       Essay may be slightly off-topic at times. ·       Minimal inaccuracies ·       Reader shows some good understandings of important facts related to topic ·       Some mistakes in spelling and grammar. ·       Clearly demonstrates similarities and differences ·       Clearly demonstrates explains labels and supports choices with specific proof from documents and outside sources

3 ·       Thesis is stated in first part of essay. ·       Writing is a summary and makes some attempt to prove a thesis. ·       Many ideas are weak and not fully developed. ·       A few uses of primary sources ·       May lack focus; may contain digressions; some inaccuracies ·       Mistakes in spelling and grammar. ·       Attempts to demonstrate several similarities and differences ·       Attempts to develop and prove labels