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Outline 10%
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Fully completed.
Shows a working thesis, and point for paragraphs about Africa and a
specific kingdom. Each point
has three solid supporting points.
4 pts
|
Working thesis, paragraph main points, but supports
details are not complete
3 pts
|
Missing or incomplete thesis, paragraph main points
or supporting details.
2 pts
|
Missing two or more parts.
1 pt
|
No Outline handed in.
O pts
|
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Intro and Conclusion 10%
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Intro leads the reader into the essay.
Conclusion leads the reader out.
Both summarize main arguments.
Written in paragraph form.
4 pts
|
Main arguments not fully summarized in introduction
or conclusion. Written in
paragraph form.
3 pts
|
Conclusion brings up new information not in the body
of the paper or the intro or conclusion does not lead the reader in or out
of the essay.
2 pts
|
Not in proper paragraph format. No leading in or out of the essay. Little summary of main points.
1 pt
|
Introduction and conclusion do not exist
0 pts
|
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Thesis 10%
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-Strong statement about the African empire, clearly
worded, and on topic.
4 pts
|
-Strong statement about the African empire, some what
clearly worded and on topic.
3 pts
|
Thesis statement not on topic, poorly worded or not
strongly worded
2 pts
|
Thesis statement difficult to find or poorly worded.
1 pt
|
No thesis statement
0 pts
|
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Content 25%
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-Africa before Europeans
-Five W’s and how about the empire.
-A full explanation of the empire.
-3 pgs long
10 pts
|
-Africa before Europeans
-Five W’s and how about the empire.
-A satisfactory explanation of the empire
8 pts
|
Missing one part of either pre-Europe Africa
explanation, or part of the 5 W’s and how.
-A satisfactory explanation of the empire
-Not long enough
6 pts
|
Missing more than one part of either pre-Europe
Africa explanation, or part of the 5 W’s and how.
-A satisfactory explanation of the empire
-Length an issue
4 pts
|
-Missing significant parts of the essay and not long
enough
2-0 pts.
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Grammar and Structure 20%
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Two or fewer errors.
8 pts
|
Several errors but paper is still strong.
6 pts
|
Numerous errors that make reading the paper difficult
4 pts
|
Errors seriously
interfere with understanding of reading.
2 pts
|
Errors make the paper unreadable
0 pts
|
|
Multiple Sources and
foot/endnotes 10%
|
Use of at least 3 sources. Proper bibliography and footnotes or endnotes (work cited
page)
4 pts
|
2 sources and proper bibliography and footnotes or
endnotes
3 pts
|
One source with proper bibliography and footnotes or
endnotes.
2 pts
|
Lacking multiple sources, bibliography or
footnotes / endnotes.
1 pt
|
No sources or foot/endnotes
0 pts
|
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Research 15%
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Always on task while researching in class.
Not a distraction to classmates.
6 pts
|
Mostly on task during given research time.
Minimal distraction to class.
4 pts
|
Distraction to the class, Some research completed
2 pts
|
Major distraction to the class. Minimal research done
1 pt
|
Major distraction to the class and no research done
0 pts
|
-Intro that leads to a thesis at the end.
-Explain what African in general was like prior to contact
with the Europeans.
-Answer who, what, when, where, why and how of the
empire/kingdom of your choosing.
- Explain about the culture, religion, beliefs, technology,
etc. (what ever you can find on them) of your empire.
-A conclusion in which the ideas of the paper are summed up
and tied together.
-The paper should not be just chunks of information stuck
together. It should provide nice
connections between paragraphs and throughout the paper.