Assignment 2: "History Essay" Rubric

Assignment 2: "History Essay" Rubric:
Each student must write an essay regarding the "History of the Platonic Solids". Remember a good essay has a beginning, a middle, an end, and uses correct grammar. Facts must be documented by noting which source it came from. Each of the assigned websites must be used in the creation of this essay. If any student chooses to use more websites, they must also be documented. Explain the origin of the Platonic Solids, and what it means to be a Platonic Solid. Also, explain the differences between the five different Platonic Solids. 120 Points Email your essay to: teacher@email.com

Item	0 Points	10 Points	20 Points	30 Points	Score
Essay	No essay is written	Only the beginning is present.	Only the Beginning and middle are present.	A clear beginning, middle, and end are present.
Documented Facts	No facts are documented	Less than half of the facts are documented.	More than half of the facts are documented but not all.	All the facts present in the essay are documented.
Websites	None of the websites are used.	Only one of the websites are used.	Two of the websites are used.	All three websites are used. (Bonus: 3 points extra for any extra website used up to 9 points total.)
Content	Nothing refers to the history of the Platonic Solids.	Less than half of the content refers to the Platonic Solids. Nothing about the differences is mentioned.	More than half of the content refers to the Platonic Solids. More than half of the content refers to the differences of the Platonic Solids.	The content refers to the history of the Platonic Solids. The content refers to the differences of the Platonic Solids.