DBQ Essay Scoring Rubric: Name: Date: Period
DBQ Essay Scoring Rubric: Name: Date: Period
DBQ Essay Scoring Rubric: Name: Date: Period
1 - Serious Improvement
CATEGORY 5 - Excellent 4 - Very Good 3 - Average 2 - Below Standards
Needed
Includes a strong introduction, Includes a good introduction, Includes an introduction, with 4-6 Has a vague or missing introduction Has a vague or missing
with 4-6 sentences that goes with 4-6 sentences that goes sentences that restates the theme with less than 4 sentences. Thesis introduction.
beyond a simple restatement of beyond a simple restatement of or historical context. Thesis statement is missing or vague.
the historical context. Provides a the historical context. Provides a statement is missing or vague.
clear thesis statement that states thesis statement that states an
an argument for why this matters. argument for why this matters.
Introduction
Thoroughly addresses all aspects Thoroughly addresses all Addresses most aspects of the task Attempts to address some aspects of Shows limited understanding of
of the task by accurately aspects of the task by accurately or all aspects in a limited way. the task. Uses some information from the task with vague, unclear
analyzing and interpreting at least analyzing and interpreting at Incorporates some relevant the documents. Documents numbers references. Uses few or no
7 documents. Documents least 6 documents. Documents information from the documents. used are cited at the end of each body documents. Documents numbers
numbers used are cited at the numbers used are cited at the Documents numbers used are cited paragraph or not at all. used are cited at the end of each
end of each body paragraph. end of each body paragraph. at the end of each body paragraph. body paragraph or not at all.
Task and
Documents
Richly supports thesis with Supports thesis with relevant Uses some facts, examples, and Uses few facts, examples, and details - Uses few facts, examples, and
relevant facts, examples, and facts, examples, and details - details to support thesis - but is simply restates the contents of details - simply restates the
details – is more analytical than may be more descriptive than more descriptive than analytical. documents. contents of documents.
descriptive. analytical. Information included may be
Content incorrect.
Essay is well organized and Essay is well organized and Writes a satisfactorily developed Writes a poorly organized essay, Attempts to complete the task, but
appropriate to the task, purpose, appropriate to the task, purpose, essay, demonstrating a general plan lacking focus. demonstrates a major weakness
and audience. and audience. of organization. in organization.
Organization
Includes a strong conclusion with Includes a conclusion with 4-6 Includes conclusion with 4-6 Has a vague or missing conclusion with Has a vague or missing
4-6 sentences that shows how sentences that shows how the sentences that simply summarizes less than 4 sentences that simply conclusion.
Conclusion the points you made and the points you made and the details the information from the essay. summarizes the information from the
details and examples you used and examples you used were essay.
were not random, but fit together not random, but fit together.
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