Rubric - What the grade will be based on.
***A copy of the Rubric must be attached to the back of your paper or it will not be graded.
| Standard | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Topic - Approved and non-U.S | Unapproved topic | Approved topic | ||
| Content - Accurately represents and fully describes the historical figure in the paper. Show historical accuracy. | Describes the historical figure vaguely and has many historical inaccuracies | Accurately describes the historical figure somewhat with some historical inaccuracies | Accurately describes the historical figure with one or two historical inaccuracies | Does an excellent description of the historical figure with no historical inaccuracies |
| Clear argument - Accurately argues why this person is important enough to be in the history books | Lacks an argument as to why this person should be in the history books | Attempts to argue, but fails to make good points on why this person should be in the history books | Makes some good points as to why this person should be in the history books | Makes excellent arguments as to why this person should be in the history books. |
| Structure - Paper is well organized. Paragraphs are well used with 12 size font and standard script (New Roman Times) | Unclear structure. Lacks introduction, or conclusion. Does not separate ideas in paragraphs | Includes an introduction and conclusion, but lacks flow of ideas. | Good introduction and conclusion, but may ideas shown in paragraphs may be slightly uneven. | Excellent introduction and conclusion and ideas flow evenly in paragraphs throughout the body of the paper. |
| Citations - Work is well cited in MLA format using at least two books. | Inaccurate citing, no books | Some citing inaccuracies, at least one book used. One or two questionable sources. | Minimum number of citations (4) including two book citations. Acceptable sources. | Over four citations with two or more books from accredited sources. |
| Spelling and Grammar - Misspellings and misuse of words. | Many inaccuracies | Some inaccuracies | Few inaccuracies | No inaccuracies |
Plagiarism = 0 (Every bit of knowledge about this historical figure must come from a documented source) What is Plagiarism?