Standard:

L11-12RH2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or

secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships
among the key details and ideas.

Instructions: Research and find a primary source that relates directly to the Civil
War. Analyze the primary source and relate it to the material that we have been
covering in class. Use at least one primary source and two secondary sources in
your paper. The paper must be 2-4 pages long and formatted in APA style.

Research Report : Analyzing Primary Sources

Teacher Name: Hall


Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Mechanics
No grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation errors.
Almost no
grammatical, spelling
or punctuation errors
A few grammatical
spelling, or
punctuation errors.
Many grammatical,
spelling, or
punctuation errors.
APA Formatting
All sources are
accurately
documented in APA
format.
All sources are
accurately
documented, but a
few are not in APA
format.
All sources are
accurately
documented, but
many are not in APA
format.
Some sources are
not accurately
documented in APA
format.
Analyzing
Primary Source
The primary source
relates to the main
topic. It includes
several supporting
details and/or
examples.
The primary source
clearly relates to the
main topic. It
provides 1-2
supporting details
and/or examples.
The primary source
relates to the main
topic. No details
and/or examples are
given.
Information has little
or nothing to do with
the main topic.
Historical
Context
Relates primary
source to specific
historical context in
which it was written.
Relates primary
source to historical
context in which it
was written.
Uses previous
general historical
knowledge to
examine issues
included in
document. Shows
some indication of
relating primary
source to historical
context in which it
was written.
Limited use of
previous historical
knowledge without
complete accuracy.
Shows little
indication of relating
primary source to
historical context in
which it was written.
Barely indicates any
previous historical
knowledge. Primary
source does not
relate to historical
context in which it
was written.
Paragraph
Construction
All paragraphs
include introductory
sentence,
explanations or
details, and
concluding sentence.
Most paragraphs
include introductory
sentence,
explanations or
details, and
concluding sentence.
Paragraphs included
related information
but were typically not
constructed well.
Paragraphing
structure was not
clear and sentences
were not typically
related within the
paragraphs.

Date Created: June 27, 2014


Copyright 2000-2007 Advanced Learning Technologies in Education Consortia ALTEC

To view information about the Privacy Policies and the Terms of Use, please go to the following web address:
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=TermsOfUse