AISC Cultural Geography 7 2011-2012 Around the World in 175 Days: Essays Rubric

_{Social Studies Essays}

_Criterion	_Insufficient ₀	_Fair ₁	_Good ₂	_Excellent ₃	_Outstanding ₄
_{Use of Evidence}	_{Provides no sources, irrelevant and insufficient.}	_{Provides some sources, vague, not always relevant.}	_{Provides several sources, relevant but incompletely developed.}	_{Provides many sources, relevant and accurate.}	_{Provides wide variety of sources, specific, relevant, accurate.}
_{Understanding}	_{Insufficient understanding.}	_{Limited understanding.}	_{General understanding.}	_{Competent understanding.}	_{Insightful understanding.}
_Thesis	_Absent.	_Unclear.	_{Present but vague.}	_{Clear and concise.}	_{Clear, concise, articulate.}
_Mechanics	_{Many errors, word usage and grammar are far below expectations.}	_{Several errors, word usage and grammar are developing.}	_{Some errors, word usage and grammar are acceptable.}	_{Few errors, word usage and grammar are of high quality.}	_{One or no errors, word usage and grammar is exemplary, one or no spelling errors.}