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Westward Expansion Grading Rubric
4 - EXCELLENT / 3 - GOOD / 2 -TRYING / 1- LACKING / TOTAL PTSIntroductory paragraph with strong thesis statement tying subject to Manifest Destiny. (5pts) / With an awesome hook to get his/her attention, the reader gets to know a little about your topic. You've got a strong statement about how you plan to prove your topic demonstrates the beliefs of the U.S. in the 1800s. / The reader gets to know a little about your topic and you've got claims about how your topic was an important part of U.S. history. / The reader gets to know a little about your topic. Your thesis statement is weak in that you give history but no claim. / The reader gets to know a little about your topic. The reader would have little idea as to why this topic is important.
Brief but relevant history of event/person. (10 pts.) / Gave brief history of topic with bullets that could be elaborated on in an oral presentation. History is relevant to the topic's role in Westward Expansion. / Gave brief history of topic with bullets that could be elaborated on in an oral presentation. Most of the history presented is relevant to Westward Expansion. / Lots of history, not necessarily relevant. Presentation is strictly bulleted info with no elaboration, explanation. / Irrelevant history or excessive history which is off topic of Westward Expansion. Failure to present. Expects audience to read bulleted info and does not explain.
Concluding paragraph restating thesis and support. (5 pts.) / Restates what you set out to prove and how you were able to do this. Draws conclusions about cost/benefit of topic in the Westward Expansion of the U.S. / Restates history of event. Draws conclusion about the relevance of the topic in U.S. History. / Restates history of event. / Fails to restate points made in the report and conclude the role the event played in U.S. History.
Sources in MLA format. At least one printed source, one internet source and two images. (5 pts.) / Includes some parenthetical citations within powerpoint. Has all types of sources and they are cited correctly in MLA format. / Has all types of sources and they are all cited. Having some difficulty with MLA format. / Has only 3 of the 4 types of sources and/or only some are cited. Having some difficulty with MLA format. / Only had one or two types of sources and/or did not use MLA format.
Comments: / 100 pts possible