Revise essay

HIST 1152 FINAL ESSAY RUBRIC WEIMER

Very Effective Partially Effective Needs Substantial Work F Thesis --Essay contains a clear

argument --An argument is present, but reader must reconstruct it from the text.

--Author fails to make an argument

P L A G I A R I S M

25 pts 25…24….23 22…21…20…19…17…16 15…14…13...12...10…5…1 Overall Impression

--Author presents an argument that is relevant to the prompt

--Author presents an argument that is somewhat relevant to the prompt

--Author fails to present an argument relevant to the prompt

25 pts 25…24….23 22…21…20…19…17…16 15…14…13...12...10…5…1 0 Evidence --The research is used to

convincingly support the writer’s ideas --Strong examples are used to illustrate your ideas to the audience --Any quotes or paraphrases are purposeful and detailed

--An attempt is made to support ideas but the results aren’t as convincing as they could be -- Some examples are used to illustrate your ideas to the audience but you need more or better examples

--Your ideas are absent from the paper and you rely on the research only --No examples are used to illustrate your ideas to the audience --Any quotes or paraphrases have no identifiable purpose or significance

50 pts 50……..46…….…42 40…..36…. 32…..30……..28 26……22…20……10……..1 0 Citations --The student uses properly

formatted Chicago Manual of style footnotes and bibliography

Nearly all of these qualities are in evidence.

Few or none of these qualities are in evidence.

15 pts 15……14…….13 12….11…10……9..…8 7……6…5……4…….1 0 Organization --The organization is logical as

well as rhetorically effective and ordered to effectively appeal to the reader. --Title, introduction and conclusion all work together to effectively persuade the intended audience

Nearly all of these qualities are in evidence.

Few or none of these qualities are in evidence.

20 pts 20…19….18 17….16……15….14……13 12…11….10……9…….5…….1 0 Style and Clarity

-- Essay has no major errors in word selection and use, sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation. --Attention is paid to prose style, evidenced by varied sentence structures and careful word choices.

Nearly all of these qualities are in evidence.

Few or none of these qualities are in evidence.

15 pts 15……14…….13 12….11…10……9..…8 7……6…5……4…….1 0 TOTAL_______________/150 *You will have already received grades for drafts. Your topic submission that you submitted on 10/29 was worth 25 points. Your rough draft you submitted on 11/12 was worth 25 points. Additional Notes: -10 points for each late day.