History Article Review

Exemplary=4

Accomplished=3

Developing=2

Beginning=1

Score

Thesis – SLO 1

Can easily identify the main thesis and distinguish thesis from its supporting arguments.

Can easily identify and paraphrase the main thesis.

Has difficulty identifying and/or paraphrasing the main thesis.

Unable to identify the main thesis and supporting arguments.

Evidence - Identify

SLO 2

Can accurately identify all the assigned primary and secondary sources support the thesis.

Can accurately identify the majority of the assigned primary and secondary sources to support the thesis.

Identifies some sources; confuses primary and secondary sources

Unable to identify sources; unable to distinguish between primary and secondary sources.

Evidence - Evaluate

SLO 2

Can evaluate how well the evidence warrants/justifies the claims of the thesis.

Can distinguish the claims made from the evidence used to warrant/justify those claims.

Frequently confuses claims with factual evidence.

Unable to distinguish claims from factual evidence. Focuses on tangential or unimportant facts as they relate to the thesis

Summary – Completeness

SLO 3

Summary is concise and with no missing information.

Summary is clear, with no important missing information.

Summary is missing important information.

Unable to summarize document; important elements missing.

Writing Mechanics

SLO 3

The writing is free or almost free of errors.

There are occasional errors, but they don’t represent a major distraction or obscure the meaning.

The writing has many errors, and the reader is distracted by them.

There are so many errors that meaning is obscured. The reader is confused and stops reading. .

Introduction

SLO 3

Includes an introduction that fully and concisely introduces the argument.

Includes an introduction that introduces the argument.

Introduction fails to adequately introduce argument.

Introduction is missing

Conclusion

SLO 3

Includes a conclusion that fully and concisely summarizes the argument.

Includes a conclusion that summarizes the argument.

Conclusion fails to adequately summarize the argument.

Conclusion is missing.