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Research Paper Rubric Informational Writing: Reports The student will organise information by using a structure appropriate to formal reporting and use supporting evidence through use of investigation for the report. Rubric Code: E8X64C By msawyer1 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Research Paper Rubric
	Unsatisfactory 0 pts	Below Average 5 pts	Average 10 pts	Above Average 15 pts	Outstanding 20 pts
Information	Unsatisfactory Student obtained less than 25% of the required information.	Below Average Student obtained between 25% and 49% of the required information.	Average Student obtained between 50% and 74% of the required information.	Above Average Student obtained between 75% and 99% of the required information.	Outstanding Student obtained 100% of the required information.
Grammar, Spelling.	Unsatisfactory Paper is not attempted.	Below Average Paper contains 10 or more grammatical or spelling errors.	Average Paper contains between 6 and 10 grammatical or spelling errors.	Above Average Paper contains between 3 and 6 grammatical or spelling errors.	Outstanding Paper contains fewer than 2 grammatical or spelling mistakes.
Summarization/Application	Unsatisfactory Paper is not attempted.	Below Average Student does not summarize or apply information.	Average Student attempts to summarize and apply the information.	Above Average Student summarized the information with minor flaws.	Outstanding Student summarized the information correctly.
Sources	Unsatisfactory No sources.	Below Average Only Wikipedia was used.	Average 1 Proper Source.	Above Average 2 Proper Sources.	Outstanding 3 Proper Sources.
Logical Order/Organization	Unsatisfactory Paper is not attempted	Below Average Paper is attempted, no paragraphs are used.	Average Paper is attempted and student attempts to organize the paper into paragraphs.	Above Average Paper is executed and organized into paragraphs.	Outstanding Paper is well executed and organized into three proper paragraphs.