History Essay Grading scheme details
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History Essay Grading scheme details
1. CONTENT - 60%
Knowledge - sound grasp of all pertinent information
Understanding - can show the relationship between events and people, etc.
Evaluation - through reasoning can analyze the above and
to some extent pass "educated" judgement on them.
2. TECHNICAL WRITING - 20%
Introductory Paragraph and Thesis Statement
Main Section - Development of your thesis statement, selective use of pertinent material to support your thesis statement, ability to address the title of your essay.
Conclusion - Summation of your logic and reasoning used
in the main part of your essay to prove your thesis
statement.
3. STYLE - 20%
Use of English
- grammar, spelling, punctuation- transitional phrases/sentences to create a flowing narrative
- avoidance of dramatic, dogmatic, flowery and repetitious use of words
- emergence of personality in writing
History Essay and Exam Grading
System
| Letter grade | % mark assigned | |
| A | 100 - 95 | |
| A- | 94 - 90 | |
| B+ | 89 - 85 | |
| B | 84 - 80 | |
|
B- |
79 - 75 |
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| C+ | 74 - 70 | |
| C | 69 - 65 | |
| C- | 64 - 60 | |
| D+ | 59 - 55 | |
| D | 54 - 50 | |
| D- | 49 - 45 | |
|
F |
44 - 0 |
