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Panama Canal Project 
Research Paper
8th Grade Research Paper
Rubric Code: B336AC
By tpehlke
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Subject: History  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  Poor

4 pts

Fair

6 pts

Good

8 pts

Excellent

10 pts

STRUCTURE

Poor

The report is missing three of the following requirements, the report is not typed, double-spaced, 12 point font, or Times New Roman script with one-inch margins.
Fair

The report is missing two of the following requirements, the report is not typed, double-spaced, 12 point font, or Times New Roman script with one-inch margins.
Good

The report is missing one of the following requirements, the report is not typed, double-spaced, 12 point font, or Times New Roman script with one-inch margins.
Excellent

The report is typed, double-spaced, 12 point font, and Times New Roman script with one-inch margins.
LENGTH

Poor
Fair

The report is less than a page is length.
Good

The report is less than two pages in length.
Excellent

The report is two pages or more in length.
IDEAS

Poor

The report does not have a clear focus. The paper shows little research and sources seem unreliable. Ideas seem to be pull out of the air.
Fair

The report may not be clearly focused on a single topic. Many additional details are needed to back up facts and examples. Some ideas seem unclear.
Good

The report is well researched. Some facts or examples needed a little more detail. Overall, ideas were good and came from reliable sources.
Excellent

The report is factual and well researched. It is focused on topic (main idea) and the subtopics that are required. It includes many interesting and well research facts.
ORGANIZATION

Poor

Ideas and facts are disorganized, unclear, or just listed.
Topic sentences and conclusions are missing and many details are stray and unclear.
Fair

Facts and details are not well organized into paragraphs with clear main ideas. There are few topic sentences and some details are stray ideas. Indentions are not clear.
Good

Paragraphs are well organized. There are almost no stray ideas and topic sentences help to separate and organized. Indentions are done correctly.
Excellent

Main ideas are stated in topic sentences. Facts, examples, and details are organized in paragraphs creating a good flow. Conclusion paragraph ends on good note.
VOICE/WORD CHOICE

Poor

The writer copied many sentences from a source instead of using his or her own words. Word choice is repetitive and overused.
Fair

The writer did not use his or her own voice. Word choice is limited and repetitive.
Good

The writer mostly used his or her own words. There are good word choices with few repetitions.
Excellent

The writer uses his or her own words and chooses words to prevent repetition and create flow. Words are precise and descriptive.
SENTENCE FLUENCY

Poor

Sentences are short, unclear, repetitive, and very choppy.
Fair

The essay lacks sentence variety. It contained some short choppy sentences.
Good

The essay would benefit from greater sentence variety. The flow was choppy in areas.
Excellent

There are a variety of sentences. Similar ideas are combined to create complex and compound sentences.
There was a smooth flow throughout.
GRAMMAR

Poor

Many mistakes make the paper hard to understand. Did not use checklist to revise or edit.
Fair

Mistakes sometimes make the essay hard to understand. Did not take enough time to revise or edit.
Good

There are a few mistakes, but they do not affect understanding. Checklist was used to edit and revise.
Excellent

There are almost no errors in grammar, capitalization, spelling or usage. Checklist was clearly used to edit and revise.
RESOURCES/CITING

Poor

There are 2 or less resources with many citing mistakes.
Fair

There are less than three sources with citing mistakes.
Good

There are three sources with a few citing mistakes.
Excellent

There are three or more resources that are cited correctly and neatly.





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