African American history from the era of the slave trade to the Civil War

SLA Default Short Answer Multiple Essay Assignment Grading Rubric 2017 Criteria Value for column and grade equivalent

F(0) F (55) D (65) C (75) B (85) A (95) A (100) MOST POSSIBLE

POINTS 10

0 5 6 7 8 9 10

Writing

Skills/Mechanics:

Grammar, punctuation,

spelling and syntax are

correct.

No submission Significant number of

errors in grammar,

spelling and/or syntax

per page. Indicates a

significant lack of

proofreading effort.

Many errors in

grammar, spelling

and/or syntax on most

pages. Insufficient effort

at proofreading.

Minor errors in

grammar, spelling

and/or syntax; for

example - fewer than

two per page. Overall,

some effort at

proofreading

No serious errors in

grammar, spelling and/or

syntax; for example - fewer

than one error per page.

Essentially no errors in

grammar, spelling or

syntax throughout the

entire document.

No errors in grammar,

spelling or syntax

throughout the entire

document which shows

an expert command of

writing mechanics

throughout.

MOST POSSIBLE

POINTS 20

0 12 13 15 17 19 20

Required Responses: All

required questions are

addressed with the required

length of response in each.

No submission Submission lacks the

most basic quality and

quantity of responses to

the questions.

Required questions are

not all addressed and/or

the length of response(s)

is inadequate.

All required questions

are addressed but the

length of these

responses is inadequate.

All required questions are

addressed and the length of

these responses is adequate

for the most part.

All required questions

are thoroughly

addressed and the length

of these responses is

more than adequate.

All required questions are

thoroughly addressed

with clear, concise and

complete responses and

the length of these

responses is more than

adequate.

MOST POSSIBLE

POINTS 15

0 7 10 11 12.5 14 15

References, citations and

sources: . Format of

citations/references is

complete, correct and in the

appropriate style. The

required number and quality

of sources are used.

No submission No citations and/or

references are given.

Citations and/or

referencing are

incorrect, or missing

important information.

The quality of the

sources does not meet

specifications.

Many citations and

references use the

correct style with only

minor errors in

construction. The

quality of many of the

sources meets

specifications.

Most citations and

references use the correct

style with only minor

errors. Almost all of the

sources are of acceptable

quality

Correct style is used for

all citations and

references. The sources

are all of excellent

quality and meet all

specifications for the

assignment.

Correct style is used for

all citations and

references. The sources

are all of excellent quality

and exceed specifications

for the assignment.

MOST POSSIBLE

POINTS 15

0 7 10 11 12.5 14 15

Organization/Structure:

Response to each

question/prompt is coherent,

coordinated and logically

organized with introductions

and conclusions.

No submission Submission lacks any

coherent, organized or

supported responses to

the questions. No

introduction or

conclusions.

The response to most of

the questions struggles

to establish a coherent,

organized articulated

response. Missing

introductions and/or

conclusions for some

essays.

The response to most of

the questions achieves a

coherent, mostly

coordinated attempt at

organization. Basic

introductions and

conclusions are

attempted for most

responses.

The response to most of

the questions achieves a

coherent, coordinated

organizational structure.

The introductions and

conclusions support the

organization of each

response.

Each response is well-

organized and

thoughtfully

constructed. Each

response contains a

well-articulated

introduction, body, and

conclusion.

Each response is well-

organized and constructed

with insightful ideas that

show a deep grasp of the

content. Each response

contains a well-articulated

introduction, body, and

conclusion.

MOST POSSIBLE

POINTS 20

0 12 13 15 17 19 20

SLA Default Short Answer Multiple Essay Assignment Grading Rubric 2017 Content: Each essay is a

comprehensive response

that addresses all the ideas

and parts of the question

asked with critical/analytical

thought.

No submission All the essays fail to

address the questions.

All or most of the essays

struggle to address a few

of the ideas in the

question at an

elementary level

Most of the essays

address most of the

important aspects and

parts of the question.

All of the essays

adequately address all

important aspects and parts

of the questions.

All of the essays fully

and completely address

all aspects and parts of

the questions.

All of the essays use an

analytical and informed

approach to fully and

completely address all

aspects and parts of the

questions.

MOST POSSIBLE

POINTS 20

0 12 13 15 17 19 20

Evidence: Each essay’s

content and argument are

supported by appropriate

application of resources.

No submission No evidence from

resources are offered in

support of the responses

All or most of the essays

lack sufficient and/or

appropriate support for

the argument supporting

resources

Most of the essays

provide sufficient

evidence a few

supporting resources to

support the argument

and content

All of the essays contain

sufficient evidence to

support the content and

argument.

All of the content and

arguments in all essays

are fully supported by

high quality and

appropriate evidence

from a variety of

reputable academic

sources.

All of the content and

arguments in all essays

are fully supported by

high quality, insightful

and plentiful evidence

from a variety of

reputable academic

sources which are

interwoven into a well

formulated critique and

analysis.

TOTALS