Rubric for Best Work WritingTask Description: Develop a best work for assigned historical figure of the progressive/gilded age era.

Criteria Exceptional(25-24 points) Admirable(23-21) Acceptable(20-19)Attempted(18 or

below)

Historical Figure Information

Bolded and easily read Historically accurate and

relevant with information Provided more than just the

basic and regular information

Easily read Historically accurate

and relevant, though there are some minor errors and irrelevancy with information.

Clear, though Resume has areas that are hard to read and understand

Information is historically accurate, though not necessarily relevant to the figure and to the time period

Unclear Missing key pieces of

information Historically

inaccurate and information is not relevant to historical figure.

Reflection on Strength and challenges

Reflection provides outstanding information and details on historical figure’s strengths and challenges. Provides information that is above and beyond requirements.

Reflection is solid and provides insight to the historical figure in overcoming challenges and using strengths.

Reflection is missing key detail and support of how the historical figure had strengths and challenges.

Reflection is too vague. Does not state any strength or challenge.

Evaluation of accomplishments

Extensively provides the importance of historical figures work and impact on today’s world.

Provides a solid impact of the historical figure accomplishments and evaluation of the impact today.

Briefly mentions the accomplishment, though does not evaluate the impact.

No evaluation of the accomplishment.

Appearance Typed; format correct Thorough and on one page Professional font Correct grammar, usage,

mechanics, spelling Well organized

Typed; format acceptable

One page Easily read font Few grammar, usage,

mechanics, spelling errors

Typed; poor format Crowded one page Difficult to read font Several grammar,

usage, mechanics, spelling errors

Poorly organized

Typed, but not correct font/siz

More than one page Difficult to read Obvious grammar,

usage, mechanics, or spelling errors

Adequately organized Lack of organization

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