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English Comp. Research Paper 
English Comp. Research Paper
The culmination of the English Composition class is a research paper of not less than 10 pages, using the MLA format, double spaced, Times Roman font at 12 pts. including a cover page, thesis/outline page and work cited page using with not less than 5 independent resources.
Rubric Code: H29XXB
By msmorganlane
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Subject: English  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

3 pts

Good

6 pts

Excellent

9 pts

Subject selection

Poor

Subject is difficult to research because of its broad nature or narrow in its scope.
Fair

Subject is difficult to research due to limited references and needs to be expanded.
Good

Subject is researchable with minimal information and references available.
Excellent

Subject is researchable with adequate information available.
Note Cards

Poor

Note cards are too few to cover the subject, have no resource references attached, are not in a logical order and appear to be copied directly from the source.
Fair

Note cards will cover the subject, have some reference information, but have no paraphrasing and are not in order of use.
Good

Note cards will cover the subject, have reference information on most card, are paraphrased and show an order of use.
Excellent

Note cards will cover the subject, have reference information on all card, demonstrate a skill in paraphrasing, and show a logical order of use.
Title Page

Poor

No Cover Page.
Fair

Does not follow the guidelines for the creation of a cover page with some information missing, misspellings, or incorrect alignment.
Good

Follows cover page guidelines, with all information required, but has some misspellings and incorrect alignment.
Excellent

Is complete and correct in all aspects of the cover page.
Thesis Statement and outline

Poor

No Thesis statement or outline page.
Fair

Thesis statement is vague and does not relate to the idea of the paper, and the outline is too vague and does not follow outline protocol. The page is not numbered
Good

Thesis statement is adequate and relates to the idea of the paper. The outline is adequate and follows outline protocol. The page is incorrectly numbered.
Excellent

Thesis statement is specific with a clear relationship to the idea of the paper. The outline is well defined and follows outline protocol. The page is correctly numbered
Body of Paper

Poor

There is no thesis statement to begin the paper; the body does not follow any outline; there is no conclusion, and the pages are not numbered.
Fair

There is no thesis statement to begin the paper; the body somewhat follows the outline; there is no conclusion, and the pages are numbered but incorrectly.
Good

There is a thesis statement to begin the paper; the body follows the outline; the conclusion is vague, and the pages are numbered correctly.
Excellent

The thesis statement is well developed and expressive; the body follows the outline; the conclusion is powerful and firm, and the pages are numbered correctly.
Paper Mechanics

Poor

There are no transitions, multiple errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling; there are numerous run-on and fragmented sentences, there are no in-text citations; and there is no conclusion.
Fair

There are few transitions, more than 10 errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling; there are few (more than 2) run-on and fragmented sentences, there are in-text citations, but some are missing; and the conclusion is vague.
Good

There are transitions, four (4) or less errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling; there are few (less than 2) run-on and fragmented sentences, there are in-text citations, but some are missing.
Excellent

Transitions are used effectively, there no errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling; there are no run-on and fragmented sentences, and in-text citations are accurate.
Work Cited Page

Poor

There is no work cited page.
Fair

The work cited page is no numbered and contains fewer than 5 correct citations using the APA or MLA format provided.
Good

The work cited page is correctly numbered and contains the minimum 5 correct citations using the APA or MLA format provided.
Excellent

The work cited page is correctly numbered and contains the more than the minimum 5 correct citations using the APA or MLA format provided.




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