Native Americans and Europeans: Were they destined to fight?

Performance Standard	Does not meet standard	Standard (84)	Exceeds standard
Thesis Statement: does the thesis statement clearly and accurately address the question posed?
Insight: does the thesis show an understanding of the question that is being posed?
Focus: is the thesis sustained and developed throughout the essay? (Do all of your supporting paragraphs have a connection to your thesis?
Evidence: does the essay includes well-chosen examples and quotations from these sources?
Quotation integration: Are the quotes explained in the essay? (No quote should end a sentence or should be longer then the writing that explains it!)
Citations: does the essay utilize MLA style in-text citations and include a Works Cites page?			cannot exceed
Introduction: Does the essay have a title that creatively and concisely describe the essay’s content? Does the essay’s first paragraph set up the essay’s topic?		+/- 1
Conclusion: Does the conclusion review the essay’s discussion?		+/- 1
Topic Sentences: does each paragraph’s topic sentence clearly state the paragraph’s main point as it relates to the thesis and provide logical transitions between paragraphs?
Paragraphing: does the essay have logical paragraph breaks and order?
Grammar: does the essay employ conventional grammar, usage, punctuation, and spelling? (No I or we’s?)			cannot exceed
Length: is the essay 3 to 4 pages long?			cannot exceed
Submission format: 1) does the student have a hard-copy (stapled with the rubric at the back) ready to hand in at the beginning of class on the due date? 2) was the essay submitted to turnitin.com before class on the due date? NOTE: essays not submitted at all lose 10 points per day late or will receive half credit, whichever is greater. Essays submitted only in one format lose 3 points and will be held without credit until submitted in the second format.			cannot exceed
GRADE:

If the work meets the standard in each category, it will receive an 84 (B). If the standard is exceeded, two points may be earned in each category (except where otherwise stated); if a standard is not met, two points may be lost in each category. Up to 5 points may be lost in any category for failure to include the standard.