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Research Process, Compare/Contrast Essay Compare/Contrast Essay Students will compare and contrast two creation stories in a 500 word essay. Rubric Code: B4A9W7 By fcarterforgan Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Computers Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Research Process
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Average 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts	Not Done 0 pts
Task Definition	Excellent Big6 #1 turned in on time. Wrote comprehension and synthesis questions that address all aspects of the assignment and wrote supporting foundation questions.	Good Big6 #1 turned in on time. Wrote mainly comprehension and synthesis questions that address all but 1 aspects of the assignment and wrote supporting foundation questions.	Average Big6 #1 turned in on time. Wrote mainly foundation questions with only 1-2 comprehension and synthesis questions, missed 2 aspects of the assignment.	Fair Big6 #1 turned in on time. Wrote foundation questions, 1 or no comprehension or synthesis questions, miss 3+ aspects of the assignment	Poor Big6 #1 late. Wrote questions that did not fit the assignment.	Not Done Not Done
Information Seeking	Excellent Big6 #2 FourNETS completed, Gather search terms completed, identified 5 or more useful sources of information in many formats	Good Big6 #2 FourNETS completed, Gather search terms completed, identified 3-4 useful sources of information in many formats	Average Big6 #2 FourNETS completed, Gather search terms completed, identified 2-4 useful sources of information in two formats	Fair Big6 #2 either FourNETS or Gather search terms is missing, identified 1-3 useful sources of information in two formats	Poor Big6 #2 either FourNETS or Gather terms is missing, identified 1-2 sources of information not useful to the topic using one to two formats	Not Done Not Done
Locating & Accessing	Excellent Big6 #3 Website Evaluations for all possible website sources Locates information from 5 or more sources in 3 or more different formats	Good Big6 #3 Website Evaluations for all possible website sources Locates information from 5 or more sources in 2 different formats	Average Big6 #3 Website Evaluations for all possible website sources Locates information from 3-4 sources in 2 different formats	Fair Big6 #3 Website Evaluations for some website sources Locates information from 3-4 sources in 1 format	Poor Big6 #3 Website Evaluations for some website sources Locates information from 1-2 sources in 1 format	Not Done Not Done
Use of Information	Excellent Big6 #4 notecards turned in on time, takes notes that answer all the research questions using the sources of information,	Good Big6 #4 notecards turned in on time, takes notes that answer most of the research questions using the sources of information,	Average Big6 #4 notecards turned in on time, takes notes that answer a few of the research questions using the sources of information,	Fair Big6 #4 notecards turned in on time or late, takes notes that answer a one of the research questions using 1-2 sources of information,	Poor Big6 #4 notecards late, notes inadequete to write paper,	Not Done Not Done
Venn Diagram / Inspiration	Excellent Venn diagram complete and turned in on time, More than 10 items, readable, grammar correct	Good Venn diagram complete and turned in on time, 8-10 items, readable, 1-2 grammatical errors	Average Venn diagram complete and turned in on time, 6-8 items, readable, 3-5 grammatical errors	Fair Venn diagram complete but late	Poor Venn diagram missing	Not Done Not Done
Writing
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 8 pts	Average 6 pts	Fair 4 pts	Poor 2 pts	Not Done 0 pts
Compare/Contrast	Excellent - Student presents three (or more) clear points of comparison/contrast.	Good - Student presents two clear points of comparison/contrast OR - Student presents three points of comparison/contrast	Average - Student presents two or three points of comparison/contrast.	Fair - Student presents one or two weak points of comparison/contrast	Poor - Student does not compare and contrast elements from two creation stories.	Not Done Not Done
Thesis	Excellent - Strong, clear thesis that includes titles of works, specific points being compared / contrasted, and attempt at an opinion.	Good - Strong thesis that includes titles of works and specific points being compared/contrasted.	Average - Thesis includes titles of works being compared/contrasted but does not highlight specific points. OR - Thesis includes titles of works and specific points, but goes into too much detail.	Fair - Thesis is present but does not clearly list works and/or specific points being compared/contrasted.	Poor - Thesis is missing or difficult to pick out.	Not Done Not Done
Development/Support	Excellent - Each point of comparison/contrast is well-developed, explained, and supported with quotes.	Good - Student attempts to support and develop each point of comparison/contrast with examples and details from the texts.	Average - Student attempts to support and develop each point of comparison/contrast.	Fair - Student supports and develops some points with details from the texts and explanation.	Poor - Points are not developed or supported.	Not Done Not Done
Organization	Excellent - Student uses exceptional organization: * point by point OR block * subjects and points are discussed in the same order throughout * clear intro., body, conclusion * transitions between each point and paragraph	Good - Student has the essay organized into easily recognizable elements: introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion, using transitions to separate each element.	Average The student has the essay organized into easily recognizable elements: introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.	Fair The student attempts to organize the essay. The organization attempt may be missing introduction, body paragraph(s), or conclusion.	Poor The student did not attempt to organize the writing for this essay.	Not Done Not Done
Formatting
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Average 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts	Not Done 0 pts
Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation	Excellent - Paper has few or no spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors, and these do not interfere with the paper's readability. Consistent in tense and pronouns. Effective and precise word choice.	Good - Paper has 3-5 spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors, but they don't interfere with paper's readability. Less than 3 errors in tense or pronouns. Fairly effective word choice.	Average - Paper has 5-8 spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors, some of which interfere with the paper's readability. 3-5 errors in tense or pronouns. Correct word choice.	Fair - Paper has more than 9 spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors, making the paper difficult to read and understand. More than 5 errors in tense or pronouns. Ineffective word choice	Poor - Paper has many different errors; shows little effort to proofread. Ineffective word choice.	Not Done Not Done
Format	Excellent - Paper is typed, Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double spaced, with 1" margins. Title page with name, grade, class, project title and date.	Good - Paper is missing one of the formatting elements.	Average - Paper is missing two of the formatting elements.	Fair - Paper is missing three of the formatting elements.	Poor - Paper is missing four or more of the formatting elements.	Not Done Not Done
Citations	Excellent Cited 5+ sources, sources reliable and properly cited, properly formatted citations both on Works Cited page and internal citations	Good Cited 3-4 sources, sources mostly reliable, citation errors minor, Works Cited page has minimal errors and proper internal citations	Average Cited 2-3 sources, sources mostly reliable, citation errors minor, Works Cited page has minimal errors and proper internal citations	Fair Cited 2-3 sources, sources mostly reliable, multiple errors on Works Cited page, failed to cite 1-2 internal citations	Poor Failed to cite 3 or more sources internally, multiple errors on Works Cited page,	Not Done Note Done

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