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RESEARCH PAPER - MLA FORMAT
MLA / Genre Research Paper
LiteraryResearch Paper using MLA documentation style
Rubric Code:
BBA373
By
allisonic
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
Undergraduate
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MLA Research Paper
Excellent
20 pts
Good
15 pts
Fair
10 pts
Poor
5 pts
Unacceptable
3 pts
Content and Organization
Excellent
-Clear thesis:
-Body supports thesis
-Good transitions,
-Conclusion - strong.
4 full pages
Good
-clear thesis;
-body -some support;
-fair transitions
-conclusion - fair
4 full pages
Fair
Unclear thesis, or
Body gives very little support to thesis ; or
poor transitions, or
conclusion is lacking
or
Less than 4 full pages.
Poor
No thesis; body has no organization.conclusion; no connection to topic; poor transitions
3 pages or less
Unacceptable
Intro is off-topic with no thesis; unorganized with no supports; conclusion does not relate to topic; no transitions
unacceptable amount of pages.
Quality of Research
Excellent
-Cited 4 or more sources
-Sources reliable
--Research in-depth and the beyond the obvious, revealing new insights gained.
Good
-Cited 4 sources
--Sources mostly reliable. Citation errors minor.
- Relevant information
-Research of sufficent depth.
Fair
-Only 3 sources cited
-Source reliability questionable..
- some irrelevant information
-some support of topic
- Surface research.
Poor
-Only 2 sources cited
-Unreliable sources
-Some information relevant to thesis.
-Information provided supports some elements of topic
Unacceptable
-No reliable sources
- Unacceptable errors in citation
-off topic.
Mechanics
Excellent
There are few or no grammar / spelling errors; excellent word choice.
Good
Minor errors in usage and spelling with very few grammatical errors.
Fair
Six or more errors in usage, spelling, grammar, and mechanics
Poor
Eight or more grammatical errors.
Unacceptable
Excessive errors (10 or more); errors hinder comprehension and word choice is colloquial.
In Text MLA
Excellent
-No errors in MLA format.
-4 sources, cited correctly, and listed on Works Cited page
Good
Less than 3 formatting errors in MLA format
or
4 sources, - 1-3 citation error, or a source is not listed on the Works Cited page.
Fair
More than 3 errors in MLA format.
or
Missing a source / citation errors / incomplete Works Cited page.
Poor
More than 6 errors in MLA format.
or
Missing 2 sources / citation errors/ incomplete works cited.
Unacceptable
Unacceptable amount of MLA errors and / or lack of sources.
Works Cited Page
Excellent
-No formatting errors
-Correct Citations
-Alphabetical
Good
-Less than 3 formatting errors.
or
-minor citation errors
or
-not alphabetical.
Fair
More than 3 formatting errors.
or
- major citation errors
Poor
More than 6 formatting errors.
or
unacceptable amount of citation errors
Unacceptable
No works cited page:
Keywords:
MLA writing research
Subjects:
English
(General)
Types:
Writing
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