Reading/Writing Assignment + Rubric

  • Reading/Writing Assignment + Rubric

     

    Topic: Reconstruction

     

    Text: "Peacemaking Problems After the Civil War" a 3 page article

     

    Reading task: Students will read the article in chunks over a few days. They will be reading with the purpose of answering the question, "Were African Americans truly free after emancipation?" While reading, students will highlight/underline sections in the text that can help answer that question. Students will have opportunities to share with their peers (small groups) what they underlined as evidence and why. RH-SS. 6-8.1

     

    Writing task: Students will write a short (2 paragraph) response to the article and its guiding question. They will make a claim (Yes, African Americans were truly free or No, African Americans were not truly free...)  WH-SS.6-8.1a

     

     

    Rubric for Written Assignment

     



    Criterion

    4

    A-level qualities
    (90–100)

    3

    B-level qualities
    (80–89)

    2

    C-level qualities
    (70–79)

    1

    F-level qualities
    (below 70)



    Score

    Completeness

    Addresses all elements in the assignment and is of the prescribed length

    Addresses most of elements in the assignment and is of the prescribed length

    Addresses some elements in the assignment; may be less than the prescribed length

    Incomplete in most respects; does not address elements of the assignment or meet the length requirement

     

    Understanding

    Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the concept of freedom in support of their claim in the assignment

    Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the concept of freedom in support of their claim in the assignment

    Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the concept of freedom in support of their claim in the assignment

    Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the concept of freedom in support of their claim in the assignment

     

    Writing mechanics

    Writing demonstrates a sophisticated clarity, conciseness, and correctness; includes thorough details and relevant data and information; extremely well-organized

    Writing is accomplished in terms of clarity and conciseness and contains only a few errors; includes sufficient details and relevant data and information; well-organized

    Writing lacks clarity or conciseness and contains numerous errors; gives insufficient detail and relevant data and information; lacks organization

    Writing is unfocused, rambling, or contains serious errors; lacks detail and relevant data and information; poorly organized

     

    Total:

     

    Note: Criteria are evaluated on a 4-3-2-1-0 basis. Total rubric points are converted first to a letter grade and then to a numerical equivalent based on a 0–100 scale: 12 = A (93–100); 11 = A– (90–92); 10 = B+ (88–89); 9 = B (83–87); 8 = B– (80–82); 7 = C+ (78–79); 6 = C (72–77); 5 = C– (70–71); 2–4 = D (60–69); 0–1 = F (below 60).