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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

Powered by iRubric 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:



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