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A. Shimko

Hist. 152 DISCUSSION RUBRIC

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5 Points- Excellent 3 Points- Average 1 Points- Poor 0 Points-

Unacceptable

Content Answered all parts of question. Demonstrated

critical and/or abstract

thinking.

Partially answered

question with basic

analysis.

Very little thought put into

response.

No response

Primary Sources Referenced the relevant reading at least twice.

Included a relevant quote

from the primary source

(not from the abstract

directly before the source).

Also connected answer to

the textbook if applicable.

Referenced relevant

reading once beyond the

historian’s abstract about

the source. Attempted to

connect answer to

textbook if applicable.

Referenced or quoted the

historian’s abstract about

the source rather than the

primary source itself.

Did not reference primary

source.

Peer Comment

(Thursdays)

Constructive criticism

provided to assigned peer.

Positive acknowledgement

of what peer did well.

Meets word count (100

words).

Constructive criticism to

assigned peer and positive

acknowledgment of what

peer did well, but does not

meet word count.

Peer comment does not

relate to student’s post but

rather is a general

commentary on the

week’s question.

Did not provide peer

comment/peer comment

late.

Citations Cited references to the reading with parentheses

(author, page #)

Partial citation (e.g. no

page number or did not

cite all references to the

texts).

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No citations

Spelling/Grammar &

Word Count

250-300 words AND

≤ 1 spelling or grammar

error

200-250 words AND/OR

2-3 spelling/grammar

errors

150-200 words AND/OR

more than 3

spelling/grammar errors

Less than 150 words

AND/OR M\multiple

errors

Total Points possible: 25