US History

Description

My assignment this week in US History : Columbus sailed in 1492. Jamestown was settled in 1607. What was happening in North America between these two events? Identify all the players and where they were having an impact. My history book is called Making America: A History OF The United States 7th Ed. Volume 1: to 1877. My writing rubric includes comprehension of material, development of main points, critical thinking , writing quality, and format. Must be a two page minimum. Must include a title page, page headers, and a separate page for references.
Weekly Paper Writing Rubric
Criteria
Rating
Excellent
5 pts
Meets
Expectations
4 pts
Needs Improvement
3 pts
Unacceptable
2 pts
No Work
submitted
0 pts
Comprehension
of material
Demonstrates
excellent
comprehension
of the
assignment’s
key principles
and issues.
Demonstrates good
comprehension of
the assignment’s
key principles and
issues.
Demonstrates fair
comprehension of the
assignment’s key
principles and issues.
Demonstrates poor
comprehension of
the assignment’s
key principles and
issues.
No work
submitted 0
points
Development of
main points
Develops main
points well in a
logical,
organized
manner.
Ideas are mostly
presented in a
logical, organized
manner.
Ideas may stray from
topic and are
presented with little
logic and
organization.
Logic and
organization are
missing.
No work
submitted 0
points
Critical Thinking
Offers thorough
constructive
critique and/or
in-depth
analysis, insight,
reflection.
Occasionally offers
constructive
critique and/or indepth analysis,
insight, reflection.
Offers insufficient
constructive critique
and/or in-depth
analysis, insight,
reflection
Lacks constructive
critique ad/or indepth analysis,
insight, reflection.
No work
submitted 0
points
Writing Quality
Uses clear,
concise
language with
appropriate word
choice, sentence
structure, and
tone found in
scholarly writing.
Occasionally uses
language that may
not be clear and/or
concise.
Occasional lapses
in word choice,
sentence structure,
and/or tone.
Frequently uses
language that may not
be clear and/or
concise. Frequent
lapses in word choice,
sentence structure,
and/or tone.
Uses language
that is
incomprehensible
No work
submitted 0
points
Format
Use of correct
APA format
throughout (e.g.,
title page,
spacing,
margins,
headings, in-text
citations,
references).
APA format is
mostly correct and
consistently applied
(e.g., title page,
spacing, margins,
headings, in-text
citations,
references). Fewer
than five citation or
reference format
errors noted.
APA format is
somewhat correct,
inconsistently applied,
or missing (e.g., title
page, spacing,
margins, headings, intext citations,
references). Five – 10
citation or reference
format errors noted.
APA format is
incorrect throughout
or missing (e.g., title
page, spacing,
margins, headings,
in-text citations,
references). More
than 10 citation or
reference format
errors noted.
No work
submitted 0
points