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HIS 200 Historical Analysis Essay Progress Check 1 Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Throughout Theme: Analyzing History, you have been guided through beginning your Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay, which you will continue to
work on in Theme: Thinking About History and formally submit for completion at the end of Week 8 of the course. This progress check assignment provides you
with an important opportunity to get valuable instructor feedback on the progress you are making and to ensure you are on the right track for your later
submission.
Prompt: Theme: Analyzing History has introduced you to how historians approach assessing historical evidence to refine their thesis statement and message. By
now you should have enough evidence compiled from your research to begin writing your historical analysis essay. You will begin working on the essay piece by
piece. In Theme: Analyzing History, learning block 5-4 (page 2), you will work on drafting an introduction for your historical analysis essay. This introduction will
include the necessary parts of an introduction: an explanation of the topic and argument, an overview of evidence, and your revised thesis statement.
Specifically, in this assignment, you will submit parts of the following elements of your Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay for review by your instructor:
In Theme: Analyzing History, Learning
Block 5-4 (page 5), you worked toward the
following element:
I. Introduction: In this section of your essay, you will introduce your readers to the historical event you
selected. Specifically, you should:
A. Provide a brief overview of your historical event. For instance, what background information
or context does the reader of your essay need?
In Theme: Analyzing History, Learning
Block 5-4 (page 1), you worked toward the
following element:
B. Based on your research question, develop a thesis statement that states your claim about
the historical event you selected. Your thesis statement should be clear, specific, and
arguable, as it will give direction to the rest of your essay.
Please note that the numbering included above directly aligns with the numbering of these elements as they are presented in the Project 2 Guidelines and
Rubric. For your final historical analysis essay, you will also include body paragraphs, a conclusion, a reference list, and your essay’s overall message, but you do
not need to include them in this submission. You will be prompted to build upon this progress check submission to prepare your final historical analysis essay for
submission in Week 8.
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Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: The Essay Progress Check 1 must be submitted as a one-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New
Roman font, and one-inch margins. Follow the formatting of the example included in Theme: Analyzing History, learning block 5-4 (page 5), and include
identifying information (name, course code and title, name of university, and date) as well as section headings (revised thesis and introduction) as appropriate.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Introduction: Overview Provides brief overview of
historical event
Provides brief overview of
historical event, but with gaps in
detail or clarity
Does not provide brief overview
of historical event
50
Revised Thesis Statement Develops clear, specific, and
arguable thesis statement that
states claim about historical
event, based on research
question
Develops thesis statement that
states claim about historical
event, but thesis statement is
not based on research question
or lacks clarity or specificity or is
not arguable
Does not develop thesis
statement that states claim
about historical event
30
Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
20
Total 100%