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Rubric for the Latin Research Essay Name_______Q

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CATEGORY 10 = Exceeds the standard 8 = Meets the standard 6 = Partially meets the 4 = Attempted but does 0 = Not attempted Score
standard not meet the standard
Support for Each body paragraph Each body paragraph Topic sentence is stated in Topic sentence is weak. No topic sentence is 5
Thesis contains a topic sentence contains a topic sentence some body paragraphs. Supporting details and present OR no concrete
(Concrete Details) and relevant, telling, that is adequately Supporting details are information are typically details are present. The
quality concrete details supported by relevant relevant, but some key unclear or not related to paragraph contains no
that give the reader concrete details. Most issues are unsupported. the topic. There is a facts, details, or
important information supporting details serve to Support for the thesis seemingly random examples.
that goes beyond the substantiate the thesis statement is weak. collection of information
obvious or predictable. statement. Thesis statement lacks
All supporting details proof.
serve to substantiate the
thesis statement.
Commentary Essay contains Essay contains explanation, Essay contains Essay contains No commentary is 5
explanation, analysis, Analysis, discussion, explanation, analysis, explanation, analysis, present. The paragraph
discussion, comparison comparison and/or discussion, comparison discussion, comparison contains no attempt to
and/or contrast that contrast that logically and/or contrast that is and/or contrast that is off explain, discuss,
demonstrate mastery and supports the concrete weak, incomplete, or topic illogical. analyze, evaluate,
depth of understanding. details partially illogical. compare and/or
contrast the factual
information (concrete
details) it presents.
Conventions The essay contains no The essay contains 1 or 2 The essay contains 3 or 4 The essay is readable, but The essay is unreadable 8
Grammar, Usage errors in grammar, word errors in grammar, word errors in grammar, word contains 5 or more errors because of errors in
& Sentence usage or sentence usage or sentence usage or sentence in grammar, word usage grammar, word usage
Structure structure. structure. structure. or sentence structure. or sentence structure.

Conventions Essay contains no errors Essay contains 1 or 2 errors Essay contains 3 or 4 The essay is readable, but The essay is unreadable 8
Spelling & in spelling, capitalization in spelling, capitalization or errors in spelling, contains 5 or more errors because of errors in
Punctuation or punctuation. punctuation. capitalization or in spelling, capitalization spelling capitalization
punctuation. or punctuation. or punctuation.

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