Religion of Ancient Egypt

This rubric is designed to evaluate your two writing assignments on the religions of ancient Egypt. You will
have two rubrics, one for each writing assignment.
Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary Score

1 2 3 4

Selects Selects important

Chooses Selects
characteristics that Selects features of the
appropriate are not important characteristics that characteristics that topic hat can
can provide for
topics to write and don’t lead to provide for a partial some insight into the provide insight
about insightful insight into the topic into the nature of
topic
conclusions. topic

Amount of More than one topic Most topics are All topics are All topics are
Information was not addressed. addressed, and most addressed and most addressed and all
questions answered. questions answered. questions
answered.

A few minor errors.

Some minor errors. One or two major
Many major and Some major errors. errors.
minor errors No fewer than five No more than five One or two minor
causing reader combined errors combined errors errors.
Mechanics confusion. (major and minor). (major and minor). No major errors.
Difficult to read. Some errors cause Errors do not cause
reader confusion. significant reader
confusion.

Little evidence of a
cohesive plan.
Organizes material Organizes material
Little or no Organizes material
Organization in an appropriate in an appropriate
description or in a clear,
& Format manner, but lacks manner, but may
detail. appropriate, and
quite a bit of clarity lack some clarity
Ideas seem precise manner.
or consistency. or consistency..
scrambled,
jumbled, or
disconnected.

Written by Jenn Swaisgood, April, 2007.