2014 DBQ Rubric

DBQ Scoring Guide for: ____________________ Total: ___/7 Grade: _____/5.0

Thesis
0 Points
1 Point
Missing, poorly developed, or partially developed (simply restating the question)

Sets up the argument AND addresses the targeted skill
Thesis addresses all parts of the question

Analysis of Evidence to Support Thesis/Argument
0 Points
1 Point
2 Points
3 Points
Essay does not use the documents OR

Essay simply describes or paraphrases the documents (“tells what” vs. “shows how”)

Essay analyzes content of four of the documents to support or prove thesis/argument
Essay analyzes content and does ONE of the analysis strategies below for AT LEAST 4 of the documents
Essay analyzes content and does ONE of the analysis strategies below for ALL or ALL BUT ONE of the documents

DOC 1
DOC 2
DOC 3
DOC 4
DOC 5
DOC 6
DOC 7
HC
HC
HC
HC
HC
HC
HC
AUD
AUD
AUD
AUD
AUD
AUD
AUD
PUR
PUR
PUR
PUR
PUR
PUR
PUR
POV
POV
POV
POV
POV
POV
POV

Outside Evidence
0 Points
1 Point
Essay does not “name names,” does not include any outside information

Essay includes outside evidence, but does not use it to advance the argument of the essay

Evidence “tells” more than it “shows/proves”

Essay uses outside information to support/prove the thesis/argument

Contextualization
0 Points
1 Point
Limited understanding of the question asked

Limited connections made between the question and the time period

Essay does not put the question into a broader historical perspective

Accurately and explicitly connects historical occurrences within the question to broader historical events or trends throughout essay or using an introduction/conclusion

Essay places events being used in the DBQ into the broader themes of history of the developments being referenced throughout essay or using an introduction/ conclusion

Synthesis
0 Points
1 Point
Essay does not synthesize the argument, evidence, analysis of documents, and context into a coherent and persuasive essay by accomplishing items listed in the 1