| Introduction (Clear, main theme) 5 - Is very creative and fully introduces the topic of the essay. 4 - Fully introduces the one main theme of the essay. 3 - Basically introduces the main theme of the essay. 2 - Does not introduce the main theme of the essay. 1 - There is no introduction to the essay. Use of Documents 5 - Documents are fully integrated into the flow of the essay. 4 - Documents are well explained. 3 - Documents are used in the essay but not explained well. 2 - Does not use the proper amount of documents. 1 - Documents are not used at all in the essay. Explanation of Documents (Your Own Knowledge) 5 - Great use of outside information used to support the documents. 4 - Much outside information is used. 3 - There is some outside information used. 2 - There is very little outside information used. 1 - There is no outside information used other than the documents. Closure (Conclusion) 5 - Gives excellent sense of closure to the essay. 4 - Gives a good sense of closure to the essay. 3 - Gives little closure to the essay. 2 - Gives no sense of closure to the essay. 1 - There is no conclusion to the essay. |
| DBQ ESSAY -- GRADING RUBRIC (20 POINTS) 5 (Excellent) 4 (Good) 3 (Fair) 2 (Poor) 1(Unacceptable) |