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Rubric for Essays |
0-5 Fair |
6-10 Good |
11-15 Great |
16-20 Excellent |
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Logical Thought Process |
Essay is incoherent. |
Essay is disorganized, but is understandable. |
Essay is coherent. |
Essay is well-organized and easy to understand. |
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Understanding of Facts |
Student does not demonstrate a knowledge of the
content. |
Student demonstrates some knowledge of the content. |
Student demonstrates satisfactory knowledge of the
content. |
Student demonstrates and excellent knowledge of the
content |
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Shows thought and originality |
Essay appears to have been written without much
thought. |
Essay shows some thought but does not add any original
ideas. |
Essay shows some thought and a couple of original
ideas. |
Essay is well-thought out and shows originality with
the ideas. |
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Describes how his theory was received initially and after some time |
Essay does not describe how his theory was received at all. |
Essay adequately describes the reception of the theory at one time but not the other. |
Essay adequately describes the reception of the theory initially and after some time. |
Essay is exceptional in the way it describes the reception of the theory initially and after some time. |
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Describes weaknesses or strong points of Darwin’s theory |
Essay adequately describes neither weaknesses or strong points of Darwin’s theory |
Essay adequately describes either weaknesses or strong points of Darwin’s theory but not both |
Essay adequately describes both weaknesses and strong points of Darwin’s theory |
Essay is exceptional in the way it describes both weaknesses and strong points of Darwin’s theory |
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