Rubric For Killer Angels Writing Assignments

Area for evaluation	Not satisfactory (D-F range)	Acceptable but room for improvement (C range)	Acceptable and impressive work (A-B range)
Comprehension of Concepts (How well did you understand the information/concepts presented in this assignment?)	The student demonstrates superficial understanding of the historical ideas and concepts explored in this assignment. Significant gaps of understanding are evident.	The student demonstrates understanding of the historical ideas and concepts, however, minor gaps in this understanding are evident.	The student demonstrates a strong understanding of the historical and/or literary ideas and concepts explored in this assignment.
Expression of Ideas (How well did you apply, analyze, synthesize, or evaluate the information/concepts presented in this assignment?)	The student restates (paraphrases) the information presented in the assignment. The student offers little or no unique ideas of his/her own in the presentation of the assignment	Following the directions of the assignment, the student creates a product that demonstrates his/her ability to apply and/or create new understanding of the ideas presented in this assignment.	Following the directions of the assignment, the student creates a product that uniquely demonstrates his/her ability to apply and/or create new understanding of the ideas presented in this assignment. Creative thinking is evident in the presentation of the work.
Mechanics (How well did you communicate your ideas through your writing?)	The student's writing contains frequent errors in sentence structure, punctuation, grammar and spelling which significantly affect the clarity of the work.	The student's writing contains some errors in sentence structure, punctuation, grammar and spelling which affect the clarity of the work.	The student's writing contains few or no errors in sentence structure, punctuation, grammar and spelling which affect the clarity of the work.