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African American Biography Rubric 
Black History Research Report Rubric
Rubric Code: H6B5X9
By chayoo1
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5

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Biography Research
Report
 

4 pts


3 pts


2 pts


1 pts

No attempt made/Plagarize

0 pts

Cover
1 pts

4 ( x 1 pts)

Report includes cover page with the students name, class and the name of the historical figure.
3 ( x 1 pts)

Cover page was attempted but, is missing one component.
2 ( x 1 pts)

Cover page is missing 2 or more components.
1 ( x 1 pts)

Unable to Understand.
No attempt made/Plagarize

No attempt made.
Table of Contents
1 pts

4 ( x 1 pts)

Table of contents includes: Page numbers or titles indicating organization of information, and a brief introduction of historical figure.
3 ( x 1 pts)

Table was included but, is missing one component of information.
2 ( x 1 pts)

Table included but, several components of information is missing or unclear.
1 ( x 1 pts)

Unable to understand organization.
No attempt made/Plagarize

No attempt made.
Introduction
3 pts

4 ( x 3 pts)

Introduction includes age appropriate hook (i.e. famous quote), thesis, and sub-topics. Thesis includes opinion.
Paragraph indicates student thoughts and/or opinion about individual.
3 ( x 3 pts)

Introduction includes hook, thesis, and sub-topics, but they are brief or vague explanations.
2 ( x 3 pts)

Introduction included, but several missing details.
1 ( x 3 pts)

Little to no information given, not written correctly.
No attempt made/Plagarize

These are not the students words.
Biography
5 pts

4 ( x 5 pts)

Contains at least 3 age-appropriate paragraphs that can stand alone with age-appropriate vocabulary usage.
3 ( x 5 pts)

Body paragraphs included, but at least 1 major component of historical figure's life is missing.
2 ( x 5 pts)

Biography included related information about historical figure, but were typically not constructed well. Scattered thoughts and wording, and redundancy of words/sentences.
1 ( x 5 pts)

Little or no information was included. Biography lacked important details and was unclear.
No attempt made/Plagarize

These are not the students words.
Cocnlusion
3 pts

4 ( x 3 pts)

Conclusion contains reference to the significant(s) of the historical figure, thesis re-stated but not duplicated, summary of sub-topics, and final statement gives implication that paper has ended.
3 ( x 3 pts)

Conclusion contains reference, re-stated thesis, summary of sub-topics, and final statement, but they are brief or vague explanations.
2 ( x 3 pts)

Conclusion included, but several components are missing.
1 ( x 3 pts)

Little to no information given, not written correctly.
No attempt made/Plagarize

These are not the students words.
Bibliography
1 pts

4 ( x 1 pts)

Three or more Bibliography included and cites correctly.
3 ( x 1 pts)

Three Bibliography included, missing important details.
2 ( x 1 pts)

Two Bibliography included.
1 ( x 1 pts)

One to two bibliography created, bibliography is partial or unclear.
No attempt made/Plagarize

Not included
Oganization
4 pts

4 ( x 4 pts)

Writer makes no errors in capitalization or punctuation, so the paper is exceptionally easy to read.
3 ( x 4 pts)

Writer makes 1 or 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation, but the paper is still easy to read.
2 ( x 4 pts)

Writer makes a few errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.
1 ( x 4 pts)

Writer makes several errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and greatly interrupt the flow.
No attempt made/Plagarize
Presentation
2 pts

4 ( x 2 pts)

Research Report is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.
3 ( x 2 pts)

Research Report is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.
2 ( x 2 pts)

Research Report is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.
1 ( x 2 pts)

Research Report is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
No attempt made/Plagarize
Grammar/Punctuation
5 pts

4 ( x 5 pts)

Student makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Student makes no errors in capitalization or punctuation, so the paper is exceptionally easy to read.
3 ( x 5 pts)

Student makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Student makes 1 or 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation, but the paper is still easy to read.
2 ( x 5 pts)

Student makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Student makes a few errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.
1 ( x 5 pts)

Student makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Student makes several errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and greatly interrupt the flow.
No attempt made/Plagarize




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