Extended Response Rubric – Social Studies

Social Studies / Score
1 Creation of Arguments and Use of Evidence
Does a prompt-based thesis connect the 2 source texts?
Do multiple pieces of text-based evidence support the thesis?
Does the student’s own knowledge also support their thesis? / 2
1
0
2 Development of Ideas and Organizational Structure
Are there several well developed ideas?
Are the ideas well organized and flow from one idea to the next?
Is it written in a formal style and is it worded clearly? / 1
0
3 Clarity and Command of Standard English Conventions
Are there different sentence types?
Does the grammar get in the way of understanding?
Is it long enough to show students can use Standard English? / 1
0
Social Studies / Score
1 Creation of Arguments and Use of Evidence
Does a prompt-based thesis connect the 2 source texts?
Do multiple pieces of text-based evidence support the thesis?
Does the student’s own knowledge also support their thesis? / 2
1
0
2 Development of Ideas and Organizational Structure
Are there several well developed ideas?
Are the ideas well organized and flow from one idea to the next?
Is it written in a formal style and is it worded clearly? / 1
0
3 Clarity and Command of Standard English Conventions
Are there different sentence types?
Does the grammar get in the way of understanding?
Is it long enough to show students can use Standard English? / 1
0
Social Studies / Score
1 Creation of Arguments and Use of Evidence
Does a prompt-based thesis connect the 2 source texts?
Do multiple pieces of text-based evidence support the thesis?
Does the student’s own knowledge also support their thesis? / 2
1
0
2 Development of Ideas and Organizational Structure
Are there several well developed ideas?
Are the ideas well organized and flow from one idea to the next?
Is it written in a formal style and is it worded clearly? / 1
0
3 Clarity and Command of Standard English Conventions
Are there different sentence types?
Does the grammar get in the way of understanding?
Is it long enough to show students can use Standard English? / 1
0

Extended Response Rubric – Social Studies

Social Studies / Score
1 Creation of Arguments and Use of Evidence
Does a prompt-based thesis connect the 2 source texts?
Do multiple pieces of text-based evidence support the thesis?
Does the student’s own knowledge also support their thesis? / 2
1
0
2 Development of Ideas and Organizational Structure
Are there several well developed ideas?
Are the ideas well organized and flow from one idea to the next?
Is it written in a formal style and is it worded clearly? / 1
0
3 Clarity and Command of Standard English Conventions
Are there different sentence types?
Does the grammar get in the way of understanding?
Is it long enough to show students can use Standard English? / 1
0
Social Studies / Score
1 Creation of Arguments and Use of Evidence
Does a prompt-based thesis connect the 2 source texts?
Do multiple pieces of text-based evidence support the thesis?
Does the student’s own knowledge also support their thesis? / 2
1
0
2 Development of Ideas and Organizational Structure
Are there several well developed ideas?
Are the ideas well organized and flow from one idea to the next?
Is it written in a formal style and is it worded clearly? / 1
0
3 Clarity and Command of Standard English Conventions
Are there different sentence types?
Does the grammar get in the way of understanding?
Is it long enough to show students can use Standard English? / 1
0
Social Studies / Score
1 Creation of Arguments and Use of Evidence
Does a prompt-based thesis connect the 2 source texts?
Do multiple pieces of text-based evidence support the thesis?
Does the student’s own knowledge also support their thesis? / 2
1
0
2 Development of Ideas and Organizational Structure
Are there several well developed ideas?
Are the ideas well organized and flow from one idea to the next?
Is it written in a formal style and is it worded clearly? / 1
0
3 Clarity and Command of Standard English Conventions
Are there different sentence types?
Does the grammar get in the way of understanding?
Is it long enough to show students can use Standard English? / 1
0