In what ways and to what extent did constitutional and social developments between 1860 and 1877 amount to a revolution?

The 8-9 essay:

·  contains a well-developed, sophisticated thesis that clearly addresses the revolutionary nature of the period 1860-1877.

·  presents an effective analysis of the ways and extent of the constitutional and social developments; treatment may be uneven.

·  effectively uses a substantial number of documents.

·  supports thesis with substantial and relevant outside information.

·  is clearly organized and well written.

·  may contain minor errors.

The 5-7 essay:

·  contains a thesis which addresses change/revolutionary developments in the 1860-1877 period.

·  has limited analysis, is mostly descriptive; deals with only one aspect of the question in some depth (ways and extent of either constitutional or social developments);

OR

·  deals with both aspects in a more general way.

·  uses some documents effectively.

·  supports thesis with some outside information.

·  shows evidence of acceptable organization and writing; language errors do not interfere with comprehension.

·  may contain errors that do not seriously detract from the quality of the essay.

The 2-4 essay:

·  presents a limited, confused and/or poorly developed thesis.

·  deals with one aspect of the question in a general way or both aspects in a superficial way; simplistic explanation.

·  quotes or briefly cites documents.

·  contains little outside information, or information that is generally inaccurate or irrelevant.

·  demonstrates weak organizational and/or writing skills which interfere with comprehension.

·  may contain major errors.

The 0-1 essay:

·  contains no thesis, or a thesis which does not address the question.

·  exhibits inadequate or inaccurate understanding of the question.

·  contains little or no understanding of documents or ignores them completely.

·  contains inappropriate or no outside information.

·  is so poorly organized or written that it inhibits understanding.

·  contains numerous errors, both major and minor.

Your question goes here.

The 8-9 essay:

·  contains a well-developed thesis that clearly addresses

·  presents an effective analysis of ; treatment may be uneven.

·  effectively uses a substantial number of documents.

·  supports thesis with substantial and relevant outside information.

·  is clearly organized and well written.

·  may contain minor errors.

The 5-7 essay:

·  contains a thesis which addresses

·  has limited analysis, is mostly descriptive; deals with only one aspect of the question in some depth ( );

OR

·  deals with both aspects in a more general way.

·  uses some documents effectively.

·  supports thesis with some outside information.

·  shows evidence of acceptable organization and writing; language errors do not interfere with comprehension.

·  may contain errors that do not seriously detract from the quality of the essay.

The 2-4 essay:

·  presents a limited, confused and/or poorly developed thesis.

·  deals with one aspect of the question in a general way or both aspects in a superficial way; simplistic explanation.

·  quotes or briefly cites documents.

·  contains little outside information, or information that is generally inaccurate or irrelevant.

·  demonstrates weak organizational and/or writing skills which interfere with comprehension.

·  may contain major errors.

The 0-1 essay:

·  contains no thesis, or a thesis which does not address the question.

·  exhibits inadequate or inaccurate understanding of the question.

·  contains little or no understanding of documents or ignores them completely.

·  contains inappropriate or no outside information.

·  is so poorly organized or written that it inhibits understanding.

·  contains numerous errors, both major and minor.