DBQ (Document Based Question)
DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTION
GENERIC SCORING RUBRIC
Score of 5:
- Thoroughly addresses all aspects of the Task by accurately analyzing and interpreting at least four of the documents
- Incorporates information from the documents in the body of the essay
- Incorporates relevant outside information
- Richly supports essay with relevant facts, examples, and details
- Is a well-developed essay, consistently demonstrating a logical and clear plan of organization
- Introduces the theme or problem by establishing a framework that is beyond a simple restatement of the Task or Historical Context and concludes with a summation of the theme or problem
Score of 4:
- Addresses all aspects of the Task by accurately analyzing and interpreting at least four of the documents
- Incorporates information from the documents in the body of the essay
- Incorporates relevant outside information
- Includes relevant facts, examples, and details, but discussion may be more descriptive than analytical
- Is a well-developed essay, demonstrating a logical and clear plan of organization
- Introduces the theme or problem by establishing a framework that is beyond a simple restatement of the Task or Historical Context and concludes with a summation of the theme or problem
Score of 3:
- Addresses most aspects of the Task or addresses all aspects of the Task in a limited way, using some of the documents
- Incorporates some information from the documents in the body of the essay
- Incorporates limited or no relevant outside information
- Includes some facts, examples, and details, but discussion is more descriptive than analytical
- Is a satisfactorily developed essay, demonstrating a general plan of organizationIntroduces the theme or problem by repeating the Task or Historical Context and concludes by simply repeating the theme or problem
Score of 2:
- Attempts to address some aspects of the Task, making limited use of the documents
- Presents no relevant outside information
- Includes few facts, examples, and details; discussion restates contents of the documents
- Is a poorly organized essay, lacking focus
- Fails to introduce or summarize the theme or problem
Score of 1:
- Shows limited understanding of the Task with vague, unclear references to the documents
- Presents no relevant outside information
- Includes little or no accurate or relevant facts, details, or examples
- Attempts to complete the Task, but demonstrates a major weakness in organization
- Uses little or no accurate or relevant facts, details, or examples
- Fails to introduce or summarize the theme or problem
- Score of 0: Fails to address the Task, is illegible, or is a blank paper
Reproduced from the June 2001 Global History and Geography Regents Exam
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