Rubric - Level A

100%
The essay addressed the subject clearly.
The essay explained how the subject related to Elizabethan England.
The essay answered each of the subject question.
Information in the essay was accurate.
Use of language - syntax, grammar, punctuation, capitalization - was correct.

The essay included a correctly created works cited page.

90%
The essay did not address the subject clearly.
The essay explained how the subject related to Elizabethan England.
The essay answered all but 2 of the subject question.
Information in the essay was generally accurate.
Use of language - syntax, grammar, punctuation, capitalization - was generally correct.
The essay included a correctly created works cited page.

80%
The essay did not address the subject clearly.
The essay failed to explain how the subject related to Elizabethan England.
The essay answered all but 3 of the subject question.
Information in the essay was generally accurate.
Use of language - syntax, grammar, punctuation, capitalization - contained frequent errors.
The works cited page was not correctly formatted.

70%
The essay did not address the subject clearly.
The essay failed to explain how the subject related to Elizabethan England.
The essay answered all but 3 of the subject question.
Information in the essay contained frequent errors.
Use of language - syntax, grammar, punctuation, capitalization - was poor.
The works cited page was not correctly formatted or it was missing.