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Final Research Paper 
Final Research Paper
E300 Final Research Paper
Rubric Code: E37494
By tellio
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Subject: Humanities  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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  Excellent

25 pts

Good

20 pts

Fair

15 pts

Poor

10 pts

Content

Excellent

Information is appropriate to a topic relating to the course, sufficiently focused, and accurate.
Good

Topic too broad or information includes minor inaccuracies.
Fair

Topic far too broad or incoherent and/or information obviously inaccurate.
Poor

Difficult to discern topic and information contains glaring inaccuracies.
Organization

Excellent

Argument of the paper is clear and well-argued. Includes an introduction with a clear thesis, thematically organized paragraphs in the body, and a conclusion.
Good

Essay somewhat lacking in organization, but argument still essentially clear OR essay well-structured but argument lacking in coherence.
Fair

Missing key elements of structure (intro, thesis, conclusion) and/or argument is largely incoherent.
Poor

Lacking thesis and overall structure. Argument indiscernible.
Argument

Excellent

Presents information in a professional, unbiased manner. Engages a variety of views and weighing evidence on both sides. All positions backed up with research/arguments.
Good

Positions generally well-supported but occasionally devolving into mere opinion.
Fair

Positions often betray the student's opinion without supporting evidence.
Poor

Provides no research to back up statements. Paper is entirely opinion.
Basic requirements/Conventions
  Excellent

7 pts

Good

5 pts

Fair

3 pts

Poor

1 pts

Length

Excellent

7-12 full, double-spaced pages
Good

5 pages of irregular spacing (enlarged margins, font, or spacing, etc.)
Fair

3 pages
Poor

Less than three pages
Sources

Excellent

Uses at least 10-15 reputable sources beyond the textbook. All sources recent (where appropriate).
Good

Uses at least 4-6 sources, but some sources out of date.
Fair

Only one outside source cited.
Poor

No outside sources cited.
Citation

Excellent

Footnotes/endnotes and brief bibliography, including all required info (author, publisher, year, etc.). All ideas not the student's own attributed to proper source. Uses citation style suitable for discipline.
Good

Footnotes/endnotes and bibliography included but improperly or inconsistently formatted.
Fair

Either footnotes/ endnotes or bibliography missing.
Poor

No citation of sources.
Conventions

Excellent

Paper reads smoothly. May have few errors in grammar, punctuation, etc.
Good

Noticeable number of errors, but may not necessarily so glaring as to be distracting.
Fair

Number of errors distracting, makes the paper difficult to read in places.
Poor

Number of errors evidences great carelessness on part of student.



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