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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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Professional presentation
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Uses at least 4-6 sources, but some sources out of date.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.
Keywords:
research, writing within the disciplines
Subjects:
Humanities
Types:
Writing
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