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Full Marks

5.0 pts

No Marks

0.0 pts

Student offers background on the author and source based upon secondary sources as well as the in-text clues. Secondary sources the student may use without reservation include: background readings, class notes and summaries, secondary sources posted on Canvas, and any front matter attached to the primary source text. (Before using other sources, please consult with the professor, GA or UTF.) Student uses this information to offer insight into the original nature and purpose of the source and the author’s point of view.

20.0 pts

Student offers background on the author and source based upon secondary sources as well as the in-text clues. Secondary sources the student may use without reservation include: background readings, class notes and summaries, secondary sources posted on Canvas, and any front matter attached to the primary source text. (Before using other sources, please consult with the professor, GA or UTF.) Student does not, however, give more than general comments (unsupported by specific details) on the nature of the source and the viewpoint of the author

15.0 pts

Student offers a bare factual account of the source’s background. Student gives no insight into the nature of the source or the author’s motivations

10.0 pts

Student offers an incomplete or inadequate description of the source and its author

5.0 pts

Student fails to address part 1 of the assignment

0.0 pts

Student does both of the following: 1) Identify the broader historical context into which a source fits. (If there is more than one context, pick only one.) 2) Student picks a topic from that context that can be examined using the chosen source and explains why he/she chose that topic. (Topics include, but are not limited to: social class, religion, political organization, gender roles, international trade). In both parts of this section, the student makes direct references to the primary source to support their characterization of the context and their choice of topic.

20.0 pts

Student does both of the following: 1) Identify the broader historical context into which a source fits. (If there is more than one context, pick only one.) 2) Student picks a topic from that context that can be examined using the chosen source and explains why he/she chose that topic. (Topics include, but are not limited to: social class, religion, political organization, gender roles, international trade). In one or both parts of this section, the student writes in general terms and fails to make direct references to the primary source to support their characterization of the context and their choice of topic.

15.0 pts

Student discusses either the historical context or the topic they chose, but not both.

10.0 pts

Student makes significant factual errors in characterizing the historical context and/or chooses a topic inappropriate to the period under study. (i.e. Space travel in Ancient Rome)

5.0 pts

Student fails to address part 2 of the assignment

0.0 pts

Student poses an original question which demonstrates understanding of the both the source and the historical setting to which it belongs; the student’s question can generate two or more original, interesting theses (arguments); Student uses evidence from the sources to show how the question relates to the source and how the source might be used to answer the question

20.0 pts

Student poses a question that may demonstrate some understanding of the source and the historical setting, but the question is overly vague not especially insightful or original and does not lead to a particularly informative thesis (argument); Student make reference to the source when explaining how it relates to the question, but may demonstrate a shaky incomplete understanding of how the source relates to the question, or may address the source only in broad, indirect ways.

15.0 pts

Student poses a question that demands a descriptive rather than an analytic answer; student shows little awareness of the connection between the sources and the lecture and/or the broader historical issue; Student makes no references to the primary source text

10.0 pts

Student poses a purely descriptive question; student makes no effort to connect the source and the broader topic or student poses a question that does not relate to the source; student fails to make any use of the sources.

5.0 pts

Student fails to address part 3 of the assignment

0.0 pts

Student identifies at least two potential difficulties in using the source to answer his/her question; Student offers specific evidence from the source text to demonstrate these difficulties; student demonstrates a firm understanding of the historical period, the sources and the discipline of history writing through a discussion of authorial subjectivity, genres of sources and available information.

20.0 pts

Student identifies at least two potential difficulties in using the source to answer the question, but states these problems in overly general, vague manner. Student makes minimal or not very effective use of primary sources to demonstrate his/her assertions.

15.0 pts

Student identifies one or more problems in using the source to answer the question, but chooses problems that do not demonstrate a firm understanding of the historical period or topic. Student fails to use material from the primary source to support his/her assertions. Student approaches the text as an objective report of events; Student does not demonstrate a strong understanding of the link between the source and a broader historical issue.

10.0 pts

Student submits a summary or description of the text. Student fails to make connections between the source and the broader historical context

5.0 pts

Student fails to address part 3 of the assignment

0.0 pts

Student documents all of the material he/she takes from writings not his/her own by using properly-formated footnotes in an appropriate manner

10.0 pts

Student documents some but not all of the material he/she takes from writings not his/her own and/or student does not adhere to any accepted footnote format and/or student uses footnotes inappropriately

5.0 pts

Student fails to use footnotes to document the sources of his/her evidence

0.0 pts

Student's paper is free of spelling errors and grammar mistakes. Student's paper is written in academic style.

5.0 pts

Student's paper contains significant grammar errors, spelling errors or stylistic problems that impede the reader's understanding of the text

0.0 pts