Political Cartoons of The Cold War– Essay Rubric
Name:
Teacher:
Block:
Exemplary (20)
The essay is formatted in a way that
is engaging, as well as easy to read
and understand. All five paragraphs
are well written following the
guidelines given. There are no
obvious grammatical or spelling
errors. Internal documentation is
used correctly throughout the
paper.
Proficient (19)
The essay is formatted in a way that
is easy to read and understand. Four
or more of the paragraphs are well
written following the guidelines
given. There are only one or two
grammatical or spelling errors.
Internal documentation is mostly
used correctly throughout the
paper.
Acceptable ( 17)
The essay is formatted in a way that
is fairly easy to read and
understand. Three or more of the
paragraphs are well written
following the guidelines given. There
are only three or four grammatical
or spelling errors. Internal
documentation is inconsistently
used throughout the paper.
Needs Improvement (15)
The essay is not easy to
read and/or understand.
The paragraphs are not
well written and do not
follow the guidelines
given. There are many
obvious grammatical or
spelling errors. Internal
documentation is not
used.
Historical
Content
The essay gives a comprehensive
historical background of the time
period discussed. Cites
political/social events of the time
and relates them to the cartoon
studied with strong connections.
Analysis is evident.
The essay gives a comprehensive
historical background of the time
period discussed. Cites
political/social events of the time
but loosely connects them with
cartoon studied.
The essay gives historical
background of the time period
discussed. Cites only political or only
social events of the time and only
loosely relates them to the cartoon
studied.
Citations
The essay contains a works cited
page in MLA format. At least three
sources are used. All sources (print,
web, database and/or images) are
cited correctly in Noodle Tools.
The diary contains a works cited
page in MLA format. Two or more
sources are used. All sources (print,
web, database and images) are cited
correctly in Noodle Tools.
The diary contains a works cited
page in MLA format. Two or more
sources are used. Most sources are
cited correctly in Noodle Tools,
however there are a few errors.
The essay gives a
comprehensive historical
background of the time
period discussed. Cites
only political or only social
events of the time and
does not relate them to
the cartoon studied.
The diary does not contain
a works cited page in
correct MLA format.
Fewer than three sources
are used.
Cartoon
Analysis
The essay writing reflects careful
analysis of the political cartoon.
Strong, meaningful connections are
made between the cartoon’s
message and the historical context.
The essay writing reflects analysis
of the political cartoon. Strong
connections are made between the
cartoon’s message and the historical
context.
The essay writing reflects only
surface analysis of the political
cartoon. Only minimal connections
are made between the cartoon’s
message and the historical context.
Source
Evaluation
There are annotations for each
source that show thoughtful
consideration of authority and
accuracy.
There are annotations for each
source that show some
consideration of authority and
accuracy was given before selecting
There are annotations for most
sources that show some
consideration of authority and
accuracy was given before selecting
Essay
Format
There is little to no
evidence that the cartoon
was analyzed for meaning.
There is a lack of
connection between the
cartoon’s message and
the historical context.
Annotations are missing
or show that little to no
consideration of authority
and accuracy was given
Political Cartoons of The Cold War– Essay Rubric
Name:
the source.
Teacher:
the source.
Block:
before selecting the
sources.