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MLA Style Research Paper MLA Style Research Paper MLA documentation style Rubric Code: G49XXA By misinatra Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

MLA Research Paper
	Fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Excellent 20 pts	Poor 5 pts	Unacceptable 0 pts	Score (N/A)
Resource Use	Fair Some resources used appropriately; Paper supported more by opinion with very little reference to research	Good Most resources used appropriately;Relies mostly on research to support	Excellent All resources used appropriately; Relies heavily on research to support	Poor Few resources used appropriately; Paper supported by opinion only; No reference to research	Unacceptable Opinion Only;No research; Blatant misuse of research	Score
General Formatting	Fair Three or four general formatting errors	Good Two or less general formatting errors	Excellent Typed; meets required number of pages;1 inch margins; 12 Times New Roman/Arial font;double spaced; last name and page number correctly placed;name, professor, class, date correctly placed;title centered; NO cover page, folder or binder	Poor Five or more general formatting errors	Unacceptable Handwritten	Score
Citings in Text	Fair Most resources listed on works cited found in paper; Some MLA format errors; Resources not easily identified	Good All resources on works cited page found in paper; Less than 3 format errors;	Excellent All five resources listed on works cited found in paper; Block quotes indented and punctuated appropriately; parenthetical citations punctuated correctly; In-text citations flow smoothly	Poor Few resources listed on works cited page found in paper; Sources in paper not on works cited page	Unacceptable No Resources Cited	Score
Works Cited	Fair Formatting errors; Does not contain number of required resource and/or types	Good Less than 3 formatting errors: has all required resources/types	Excellent Required number of resources (five); Required types of resources; Alphabetical order; works cited page titled; 1 inch margins; double spaced; second line of citation indented 5 spaces; Citations end with period	Poor MLA format not followed; multiple errors	Unacceptable No works cited page:	Score
Content and Grammar	Fair Paper deviates from topic; contains less than stellar quotes, paraphrasing and summarizing; Some grammatical errors	Good Paper covers topic; Only slight deviations from topic; Very few grammatical errors; Contains quotes, paraphrasing and summarizing	Excellent Paper covers topic; No or minor grammatical errors; contains quotes, paraphrasing and summarizing	Poor Contains no quotes, paraphrasing and summarizing; large number of grammatical errors	Unacceptable Excessive errors (10 or more); paper does not cover topic	Score