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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:
HXA229
By
deatkins
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Subject:
English
Type:
Assignment
Grade Levels:
9-12
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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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English
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