Name ______________________
Industrial Revolution Writing Assessment
Identify changes created by industrialization in England. In what ways did these changes improve the lives of
people between 1750 and 1900?
Directions. Write an essay in response to the prompt in which you make a claim and support it with evidence. The
evidence you include should be specific and come from both the documents and information you have learned during
our unit on the Industrial Revolution. Your essay should include:
1. an introductory paragraph that concludes with a thesis statement.
2. two or three supporting paragraphs with
3. specific references—even quotations—to at least three of the documents provided,
4. factual information from our unit,
5. a conclusion.
Industrial Revolution Essay Rubric
Category
Description
Introductory
 Thought-provoking opening sentence
 Time and place of topic are included
Paragraph:
 Make clear the subject of the essay
Set Up
Introductory
Paragraph:
Thesis
Statement
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Body
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Concluding
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Writing
Quality
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Directly responds to all parts of the essay prompt
Strong thesis statement that makes an historically defensible claim
Uses universal not personal language (e.g., does not include words “I, me, or
my”)
Reads smoothly; no distracting mechanical errors
Each ¶ begins with clear topic sentence which lays out what the writer’s focus
will be in the paragraph
Each topic sentence DOES NOT include a specific example or cite a
document
Includes numerous, clearly-explained examples of changes that took places in
England between 1750 and 1900
Assesses the benefits of these changes over time
Includes specific evidence from, at minimum, THREE documents (quotations
or descriptions)
Includes evidence beyond the documents from our unit on the Industrial
Revolution.
Evidence / Details used are factually accurate, relevant, and effectively
support the thesis
Closing sentences of each body ¶ connect back to thesis statement
Includes restatement of thesis
Highlights key points of essay
Leaves reader with a sense of closure
Ideas are organized and well-sequenced (use of ¶ structure)
Body paragraphs and sentences flow smoothly
Writer employs past tense when discussing historical events
Writing mechanics/conventions are accurate and do not distract from reader
comprehension
Value
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