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Historical Analysis Essay Progress Check 3
Guidelines and Rubric

HIS 200 Historical Analysis Essay Progress Check 3 Guidelines and
Rubric

Overview
Throughout Modules Seven and Eight, you have continued to work on your Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay assignment, which you will

formally submit for completion at the end of Module Eight 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
Module Seven: Thinking About History has considered how historians communicate their historical event’s complexity to a specific audience.

Return to your submission for Progress Check 2 and add a paragraph describing the complexity of your chosen historical event. Review your

final writing plan submission and reflect upon what you wrote previously about your essay’s intended audience and message. Implement

revisions to make sure that your essay’s message is effective and tailored to your specific audience. Revisit Module Four: CommunicatingModule Four: Communicating

Historical Ideas, continued, learning block 4-2 in the webtextHistorical Ideas, continued, learning block 4-2 in the webtext, if you need a refresher on communicating to your specific audience.

Specifically, in this assignment, you will submit the following elements of your Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay for review by your

instructor: 

In Module Seven: Thinking About History, learning block 7-3 (page 3) in the webtextModule Seven: Thinking About History, learning block 7-3 (page 3) in the webtext, you worked toward the following elements: 

I. BodyBody: You will use this section of your essay to provide further detail about your historical event while supporting the claim you made in

your thesis statement. Make sure to cite your sources. Specifically, you should: 

A. Describe the causes causes of the historical event. In other words, what were the underlying factors that led to the historical event? Were

there any immediate causes that precipitated the event? 

B. Illustrate the course course of your historical event. In other words, tell the story or narrative of your event. Who were the important

participants? What did they do? Why? How do the perspectives of the key participants differ? 

C. Describe the immediate and long-term consequences consequences of the historical event for American society. In other words, how did the event

impact American society? 

D. Discuss the historical evidence evidence that supports your conclusions about the impact of the event on American society. Support your

response with specific examples from your sources. 

In Module Seven: Thinking About History, learning block 7-3 (page 3) in the webtextModule Seven: Thinking About History, learning block 7-3 (page 3) in the webtext, you completed the following element: 

II. Communicate your message in a way that is tailored to your specific audience. For instance, you could consider your vocabulary, your

audience’s potential current knowledge of historical events, or lack thereof, and what is specifically important to the audience. 

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. You will ultimately also need to include a conclusion and reference list and make sure you communicate your essay’s

overall message in your final historical analysis essay, but you do not need to do so in this submission. You will be prompted to build upon this

progress check submission to prepare your final historical analysis essay for submission in Module Eight. 

What to Submit
The Historical Analysis Essay Progress Check 3 must be submitted as a 1- to 3-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 Module Three: Communicating HistoricalModule Three: Communicating Historical

Ideas, learning block 3-4 (page 3) in the webtextIdeas, learning block 3-4 (page 3) in the webtext and include identifying information (name, course code and title, assignment title, name

of university, and date).

Historical Analysis Essay Progress Check 3 Rubric

CriteriaCriteria ExemplaryExemplary ProficientProficient
NeedsNeeds

ImprovementImprovement
Not EvidentNot Evident ValueValue

Body: Causes Body: Causes  Meets “Proficient”

criteria, and

response

demonstrates

insight into key

approaches to

studying history

(100%) 

Describes the

causes of historical

event, citing

source(s) (75%) 

Describes the

causes of historical

event, but with gaps

in detail, accuracy,

clarity, or citations

(55%) 

Does not describe

the causes of

historical event (0%) 

20

Body: Course Body: Course  Meets “Proficient”

criteria, and

response

demonstrates

insight into key

approaches to

studying history

(100%) 

Illustrates course of

historical event,

citing source(s)

(75%) 

Illustrates course of

historical event, but

with gaps in detail,

accuracy, clarity, or

citations (55%) 

Does not illustrate

course of historical

event (0%) 

20

Body:Body:

Consequences Consequences 

Meets “Proficient”

criteria, and

response

demonstrates

insight into

relationship

between historical

event and American

society (100%) 

Describes

immediate and long-

term consequences

of historical event

for American

society, citing

source(s) (75%) 

Describes

immediate and long-

term consequences

of historical event

for American

society, but with

gaps in detail,

accuracy, clarity, or

citations (55%) 

Does not describe

immediate and long-

term consequences

of historical event

for American society

(0%) 

20

Body: Evidence Body: Evidence  Meets “Proficient”

criteria, and

response

demonstrates strong

understanding of

how to use historical

evidence in drawing

conclusions about

the impact of

historic events on

American society

(100%) 

Discusses historical

evidence that

supports

conclusions about

impact of event on

American society,

citing source(s) and

providing specific

examples (75%) 

Discusses historical

evidence that

supports

conclusions about

impact of event on

American society,

but with gaps in

detail, support, or

citations (55%) 

Does not discuss

historical evidence

that supports

conclusions about

impact of event on

American society

(0%) 

20

Message Message  N/A Communicates

message effectively

in a way that is

tailored to specific

audience (100%) 

Communicates

message to

audience, but

communication is

not effective or is

not tailored to

specific audience

(75%) 

Does not

communicate

message to audience

(0%) 

10

Articulation ofArticulation of

Response Response 

Submission is free of

errors related to

citations, grammar,

spelling, syntax, and

organization and is

presented in a

professional and

easy-to-read format

(100%) 

Submission has no

major errors related

to citations,

grammar, spelling,

syntax, or

organization (75%) 

Submission has

major errors related

to citations,

grammar, spelling,

syntax, or

organization that

negatively impact

readability and

articulation of main

ideas (55%) 

Submission has

critical errors

related to citations,

grammar, spelling,

syntax, or

organization that

prevent

understanding of

ideas (0%) 

10

Total:Total: 100%

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