Name:___________________________________________________
Athens Vs Sparta DBQ Essay Rubric
Point
4
Pre-Write
Student has
completed a well
thought-out prewrite
Document Usage
Students have used at
least 4 documents.
Students have
thoughtfully analyzed
the documents.
Documents have been
applied correctly.
Grammar/ Citations
Student has few to no
grammatical error.
Student has a paper
that is at least 4
paragraphs in length.
Student has correctly
cited at least 4
documents.
Comparisons
Student has made at
least 2 comparisons
between Athens and
Sparta. The
comparisons are
accurate and student
has supplied evidence
to support their
argument.
3
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X
Students have used at
least three documents.
Student has not analyzed
documents and/or
documents have been
applied incorrectly.
Student has multiple
grammatical errors
and/or has not cited
the documents
correctly.
Student makes 2
comparisons between
Athens and Sparta,
but information is
incorrect.
2
Student has
completed a prewrite that is not
thought-out
Student has used 1-2
documents. Documents
are analyzed
thoughtfully and applied
correctly.
Student has few
grammatical errors
but HAS NOT made an
attempt to cite the
documents.
Student makes a
comparison between
Athens and Sparta.
There is either only
one argument, or the
2 are not strongly
supported by
evidence.
1
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X
Student has used 1
document accurately, or
uses 2 documents but
has not applied them
correctly.
Student has many
grammatical errors
and HAS NOT made an
attempt to cite the
documents.
Student makes a
comparison between
Athens and Sparta.
The information is
incorrect.
0
Student has not
submitted a prewrite
Student has not cited
documents in the paper.
Student’s essay is not
comprehendible
because of
grammatical errors.
No attempt to make a
comparison between
Athens and Sparta is
made.
6 – 52%
7 – 54%
8 – 56%
9 – 58%
10 – 60%
11 – 65%
12 – 72%
13 – 75%
14 – 78%
15 – 80%
16 – 86%
17 – 88%
18 – 95%
19 – 98%
20 – 100%
1 – 10%
2 – 20%%
3 – 30%
4- 40%
5 – 50%
Contrasts
Student has
made at least 2
contrasting
arguments
between
Athens and
Sparta. The
arguments are
accurate and
student has
supplied
evidence to
support their
argument.
Student makes
2 arguments to
contrast
Athens and
Sparta, but
information is
incorrect.
Student makes
an argument to
contrast
Athens and
Sparta. There is
either only one
argument, or 2
are not
strongly
supported.
Student makes
one argument
contrasting
Athens and
Sparta. The
information is
incorrect.
No attempt to
make an
argument
contrasting
Athens and
Sparta is made.