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Greece and Rome DBQ Essay Rubric
Point / Questions / Document Usage / Grammar/ Citations / Greece and the US / Rome and the US4 / Student has answered all questions correctly / Students have used at least 5 documents. Students have thoughtfully analyzed the documents. Documents have been applied correctly. / Student has few to no grammatical error. Student has a paper that is at least 4 paragraphs in length. Student has correctly cited at least 5 documents. / Student has given at least 2 examples of how Greece has influenced the United States correctly and has supported with historical evidence / Student has given at least 2 examples of how Rome has influenced the United States correctly and has supported with historical evidence
3 / Student has answered all questions, with few mistakes / Students have used at least 4 documents. Student has not analyzed documents and/or documents have been applied incorrectly. / Student has multiple grammatical errors and/or has not cited the documents correctly. / Student has given one example of how Greece has influenced the United States and has supported with evidence. Or 2 correct comparisons were made with no support / Student has given one example of how Rome has influenced the United States and has supported with evidence. Or 2 correct comparisons were made with no support
2 / Student has not answered all questions / Student has used 2-3 documents. Documents are analyzed thoughtfully and applied correctly. / Student has few grammatical errors but HAS NOT made an attempt to cite the documents. / Student has given one example of how Greece has influenced the United States with no support. Or, student has made an unclear connection / Student has given one example of how Rome has influenced the United States with no support. Or, student has made an unclear connection
1 / Student has not answered all questions and there are mistakes / Student has used 1 document accurately, or uses 2 documents but has not applied them correctly. / Student has many grammatical errors and HAS NOT made an attempt to cite the documents. / Students makes an attempt to show an influence of Greece on the United States but gives all incorrect information / Students makes an attempt to show an influence of Rome on the United States but gives all incorrect information
0 / Student has not answered any questions / Student has not cited documents in the paper. / Student’s essay is not comprehendible because of grammatical errors. / No attempt to show an influence of Greece on the United States has been made / No attempt to show an influence of Rome on the United States has been made.
1 – 10% / 6 – 52% / 11 – 65% / 16 – 86%
2 – 20%% / 7 – 54% / 12 – 72% / 17 – 88%
3 – 30% / 8 – 56% / 13 – 75% / 18 – 95%
4- 40% / 9 – 58% / 14 – 78% / 19 – 98%
5 – 50% / 10 – 60% / 15 – 80% / 20 – 100%