--- 7th Grade – Causes of Conflict CBA Rubric of Required Elements---

Passing Not Passing

GLE’s 4 – Expert 3 – Practitioner 2 - Apprentice 1 - Novice
4.3.2 States a position on the main
causes of a conflict AND
States a position on the main
causes of a conflict.
States a position on the
conflict, but does NOT
Mentions a conflict but
does NOT take a position
Analyzes  Explains whether the address what factors on its causes.
multiple causal conflict could have been were the main causes.
factors that avoided OR
shape major  Makes a generalization
events in about what causes
Washington conflict
State history Provides background on the Provides background on the Provides background on Provides background on
conflict by describing all four of conflict by describing three of the conflict be the conflict be describing
the following: the following: describing two of the one of the following:
 Who was involved in the  Who was involved in following:  Who was
conflict the conflict  Who was involved in the
5.4.1 Analyzes  What the conflict was  What the conflict was involved in the conflict
multiple factors,  When the conflict took  When the conflict took conflict  What the conflict
makes place place  What the was
generalizations  Where the conflict took  Where the conflict took conflict was  When the
and interprets place place  When the conflict took
primary sources conflict took place
to formulate a place  Where the
thesis in a paper  Where the conflict took
conflict took place
or presentation
place
Provides reasons for the position Provides reasons for the Provides reasons for Provides reasons for the
supported by evidence, position supported by evidence, the position supported position without any
including: including: by evidence. supporting evidence.
 An evaluation of why at  An evaluation of why at
least one factor is more least one factor is more
important than others important than others
AND OR
5.4.2 Creates  An analysis of how the  An analysis of how the
conflict may not have conflict may not have
annotated
occurred if not for one of occurred if not for one
bibliography or the main causal factors of the main causal
works cited factors
page using and
appropriate Makes explicit references within Makes explicit references within Makes explicit Makes explicit
format the paper or presentation to the paper or presentation to references within the references within the
four or more credible sources three credible sources that paper or presentation paper or presentation
that provide relevant provide relevant information. to two credible to one credible
information.
sources that provide sources that provide
Cites sources within the
Cites sources within the paper/presentation and in the relevant information. relevant information.
paper/presentation and in the bibliography
bibliography Cites sources within the Cites sources within the
 paper/presentation or paper/presentation or in
in the bibliography the bibliography

* Please note that ALL papers and presentations are expected to have correct
conventions