U.S. Civil War Essay Rubric
Analytical Scoring Rubric
1=Unsatisfactory	2=Needs Improvement	       3=Satisfactory	4=Meets Requirement
Aspects	Criteria (Descriptions of Scoring Levels)	Score	
Editorial:
Spelling 	1.	The submission includes 6 or more spelling errors. 		
	2.	The submission includes 3-5 spelling errors.		
	3.	The submission includes 0-2 spelling errors.		
	4.	The submission includes 0 spelling errors.		
Editorial:
Grammar	1.   The submission includes 6 or more grammatical errors. 		
	2.   The submission includes 3-5 grammatical errors.		
	3.   The submission includes 1-2 grammatical errors.		
	4.	The submission includes 0 grammatical errors.		

Editorial:
Subject-verb agreement 	1.	The submission includes 6 or more subject-verb agreement errors. 		
	2.	The submission includes 3-5 subject-verb agreement errors.		
	3.	The submission includes 1-2 subject-verb agreement errors.		
	4.	The submission includes 0 subject-verb agreement errors.		
Editorial:
Punctuation 	1.	The submission includes 6 or more punctuation errors. 		
	2.	The submission includes 3-5 punctuation errors.		
	3.	The submission includes 1-2 punctuation errors.		
	4.	The submission includes 0 punctuation errors.		
Content:
Cite 5 Sources 
(3 primary, 2 secondary)	1.	Student cites 0-1 sources with deviation from APA format		
	2.	Student cites 2-4 sources with deviation from APA format		
	3.	Student cites 5 (3 primary and 2 secondary) sources with no deviation from APA format		
	4.	Student cites 6 or more sources with no deviation from APA format		
Content:
Bibliography 	1.	Students doesn’t include a bibliography		
	2.	Student includes 0-4 sources with major deviations from APA format		
	3.	Student includes 5 sources with minor deviations from APA format		
	4.	Student includes a 5 or more sources with no deviation from APA format		
Content:
Compare and Contrast reasons for U.S. Civil War	1.	Student compares and contrasts 0-2 major reasons for the start of the U.S. Civil War.		
	2.	Student compares and contrasts 3-4 major reasons for the start of the U.S. Civil War		
	3.	Student compares and contrasts 5 major reasons for the start of the U.S. Civil War		
	4.	Student compares and contrasts 6 or more major reasons for the start of the U.S. Civil War		
Content:
Identify Critical Issues 	1.	Student identifies, compares and contrasts 0-2 critical issues		
	2.	Student identifies, compares and contrasts 3-4 critical issues		
	3.	Student identifies, compares and contrasts 5 critical issues		
	4.	Student identifies, compares and contrasts 6 or more critical issues