Unit VII: What, Then, Is This American? ca. 1865 - 1900
Question/Problem 12: Describe America at the close of the 19th century.
| Information: Excellent variety of evidence given showing America as a place of new beginnings. | Variety of accurate facts, details, and examples. | 4 |
| Adequate amount of supporting information included. | 3 | |
| Mix of accurate and inaccurate information. | 2 | |
| No supporting information is included. | 1 | |
| Information: Excellent variety of evidence given showing the problems facing America | Variety of accurate facts, details, and examples. | 4 |
| Adequate amount of supporting information included. | 3 | |
| Mix of accurate and inaccurate information. | 2 | |
| No supporting information is included. | 1 | |
| Information: Excellent variety of evidence given showing the strengths of America | Variety of accurate facts, details, and examples. | 4 |
| Adequate amount of supporting information included. | 3 | |
| Mix of accurate and inaccurate information. | 2 | |
| No supporting information is included. | 1 | |
| Organization: Essay clearly includes an opening paragraph,an organized body of information, and a conclusion. | Essay has definite beginning, middle and end. | 3 |
| There is an attempt to organize essay. | 2 | |
| No organization, lacking proper structure. | 1 | |
| Writing style: Essay is readable with varied sentence structure. | Clear, readable, and varied writing style. | 2 |
| Some parts of essay are not clear and/or not varied. | 1 | |
| Grammar, mechanics, spelling: Essay has been proofread. | Grammar, mechanics, spelling consistently correct. | 2 |
| Some weaknesses and errors. | 1 | |
| 19-18 = Excellent 17-16 = Good 15-14 = Satisfactory 13-12 = Needs Improvement 11-6 = Unsatisfactory | TOTAL SCORE______________
YOUR GRADE________________ | |