CATEGORY

4 - Above Standards

3 - Meets Standards

2 - Approaching Standards

1 - Below Standards

Score

Causes

The student listed 5 valid causes of the revolutionary war and explained them in 2 sentences.

The student gave at least 4 causes of the revolutionary war and at least 3 were explained in in 1-2 sentences.

The student gave at least three causes of the revolutionary war with at least two explained in a sentence or more.

The student gave at least one cause of the revolutionary war that was explained in one or more sentences, or the student at least listed four reasons with no explanation.

    /4

Main cause

The student explained his/ or her reasoning with evidence based information with at least two points.

The student explained his/ or her reasoning with evidence based information with at least one point.

The student gave his/ or her main cause but with no concrete evidence or reason that would explain their decision.

The student was off topic or did not give any specific reasons.

    /4

Main Cause length

NA

NA

Students main cause was at least one paragraph long.

Students main cause was at least one paragraph long.

    /2