John Brown: Hero or Villian: Rubric

Requirement

Excellent

Good

Fair

Still Needs Work

Thesis Position

(5 pts)

Hero or Villain Thesis Clearly Stated

5    

Hero or Villain Thesis Stated

4          3

Thesis Unclear

2 

Thesis Not Stated

1          0

Hook (5 pts)

Hook captured reader’s attention

 5

Hook was used

 4          3

Hook was Attempted

2 

No Hook

1          0

Supporting Evidence
(20 pts)

At least 3 pieces of evidence used to support Thesis

20    19     18     17     16

At least 2 pieces of evidence used to support Thesis

15     14     13     12     11    10

At least 1 pieces of evidence used to support Thesis

9     8     7     6     5

No or weak evidence used to support Thesis

4      3      2      1      0

Primary Sources Used to Support Evidence (10 pts)

At least 3 Primary Source references to support Thesis

10       9        8

At least 2 Primary Source references to support Thesis

7        6        5

At least 1 Primary Source reference to support Thesis

4         3

No or weak Primary Source references to support Thesis

2        1       0

Acknowledged Counter Argument (20 pts)

At least 3 points of counter argument

20    19     18     17     16

At least 2 points of counter argument

15     14     13     12     11    10

At least 1 point of counter argument

9     8     7     6     5

No or weak points of counter argument

4      3      2      1      0

Primary Sources Used for Counter Argument
(10 pts)

At least 3 Primary Sources used for counter argument

10       9        8

At least  Primary Sources used for counter argument

7        6        5

At least 1 Primary Source used for counter argument

4         3

No or weak Primary Sources used for counter argument

2        1       0

Summary
(10 pts)

Thesis and counter argument well summarized

10       9        8

Thesis and counter argument summarized

7        6        5

Thesis and counter argument  summary attempted

4         3

No or weak thesis and counter argument summary

2        1       0

Conventions

(15 pts)

Paper has few grammar or spelling errors (Less than 10)

15     14     13    

Paper has grammar and/or spelling errors (10-20)

12     11    10     9    

Grammar and spelling errors make paper difficult to read

8     7     6     5

Grammar and spelling errors make paper difficult to understand

4      3      2      1      0

Citations

(5 pts)

Works Cited page has all sources used and comes from NoodleTools

5

Works Cited page has some sources used and comes from NoodleTools

4          3

Works Cited page doesn’t have all sources used Or doesn’t come from NoodleTools

2

Works Cited page missing Or doesn’t come from NoodleTools

1       0