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MLA Research Paper MLA Research Paper MLA documentation style Rubric Code: J56B62 By merchantaftab Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate

MLA Research Paper
	Unacceptable 0 pts	Poor 15 pts	Fair 30 pts	Good 45 pts	Excellent 60 pts	Score for this section: (N/A)
Resource Use	Unacceptable Opinion Only;No research; Blatant misuse of research	Poor Few resources used appropriately; Paper supported by opinion only; No reference to research	Fair Some resources used appropriately; Paper supported more by opinion with very little reference to research	Good Most resources used appropriately; Relies somewhat on research to support	Excellent All resources used appropriately; Relies heavily on research to support	Score for this section:
General Formatting	Unacceptable Handwritten	Poor Five or more general formatting errors	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 font; double spaced; last name and page number correctly placed; header correctly placed; title centered on page 1 of paper	Score for this section:
Citings in Text	Unacceptable No Resources Cited	Poor Few resources listed on works cited page found in paper; Sources in paper not on works cited page	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 resources listed on works cited found in paper; parenthetical citations punctuated correctly; In-text citations flow	Score for this section:
Works Cited	Unacceptable No works cited page:	Poor MLA format not followed; multiple errors	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; 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	Score for this section:
Content and Grammar	Unacceptable Excessive errors (10 or more); paper does not cover topic	Poor Contains no quotes, paraphrasing and summarizing; large number of grammatical errors	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	Score for this section: