DBQ Essay Rubric

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CATEGORY 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-20
Thesis
Fails to address
the task;
confusin and
unfocused
Addressed the task
!ut has "eak structure
and focus
Thesis
stated
addresses
the task in a
"ell "ritten
fashion
Stron thesis#
res$onds
directl% to the
&uestion
Use of Documents
Fails to use
documents
correctl%;
sim$l%
$ara$hrased or
misunderstood
'ses most documents
correctl%#sim$listic
anal%sis; does not
al"a%s "eih the
im$ortance or (alidit%
of the e(idence
'ses
documents
correctl%;
reconi)es
that all
e(idence is
not e&uall%
(alid
'ses
documents
com$letel%
and
accuratel%;
"eihs the
im$ortance
and (alidit% of
e(idence
Outsie !nformation
*ncludes no
rele(ant
information
from !e%ond
the documents
*ncludes
little+irrele(ant
information from
outside learnin
Cites some
rele(ant
information
from outside
learnin
Cites
considera!le
rele(ant
information
from outside
learnin
Use of
introuction"conc#usion
,oes not use
o$enin or
concludin
statements
'ses an
unorani)ed+irrele(ant
introduction and
concludin $arara$h
*ncludes a
ood
introduction
and
conclusion
'ses stron
introduction
and
conclusion
Or$ani%ation
,isorani)ed;
littered "ith
errors in
standard
Enlish
-eaker orani)ation;
some errors in "ritin
detract from the
essa%.s meanin
Clearl%
"ritten and
coherent;
some minor
error in
"ritin
-ell
structured/
"ell "ritten;
$ro$er
s$ellin/
rammar/ and
mechanics