Using a five point scale where 5=very good, 4=good, 3=fair, 2=poor, and 1=very poor, please answer the following questions about each essay you read.

Essay Number ______________ [at the top of each essay]

1. How well did the student distinguish between a primary and a secondary source?


5 4 3 2 1

2. How well did the student analyze the primary sources used with their appropriate historical context?


5 4 3 2 1

3. How well did the student locate the thesis or essential argument in the sources used?


5 4 3 2 1

4. How well did the student evaluate that argument or thesis?


5 4 3 2 1

5. How well did the student construct a thesis/argument of their own?


5 4 3 2 1

6. How well did the student demonstrate an understanding of what he/she found in the sources used?


5 4 3 2 1

7. Please evaluate the overall quality of this essay, remembering that it was written for a freshman-level course.