Causes of the American Revolution Rubric
Score Point 4
- I have taken a clear stand on an issue and I fully
support it with appropriate personal or factual information.
- I have chosen numerous specific details that more
than adequately support my stand.
- I have an organization that is logical and does not
jump around.
- I understand the type of audience I am writing for
and I use language and arguments that they will understand.
- I make good language choices to help influence the
reader to agree with me.
Score Point 3
- I have taken a clear stand and I give it some
support. The information is presented clearly.
- I have chosen enough specific details to support my
stand.
- I have an organization that is logical but it strays
a little.
- I understand the type of audience I am writing for.
- I make some good language choices to help influence
the reader to agree with me.
Score Point 2
- I have taken a stand but I may not have made my
position very clear. I tried to support it with some details but I may
not have done a very good job. The details may not be the best ones I
could have chosen or they might not even support my stand.
- There are some details but they are too general or
may not really help to explain my position.
- I tried to have an organization but I did not do a
good job with it and it tends to jump around.
- I tried to understand the audience I was writing for.
- I did not use good language choices to help influence
the reader to agree with me.
Score Point 1
- I saw the prompt and I tried to respond to it. I did
not take a stand on the issue. I presented some information but it still
is not clear how I stand on the issue.
- I have little or no details.
- I have no real organization.
- I did not try to write for the audience.
- I did not use any language choices to help influence
the reader to agree with me.
Evaluation