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Research Unit: Career Paper 
Research Unit: Career Paper
Rubric Code: J7X95W
By scottboyd
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Subject: English  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Career Paper Rubric
  Poor

1 pts

Fair

3 pts

Excellent

5 pts

Introduction

The introduction paragraph of the essay must contain an attention grabbing sentence, state the topic, and the thesis.
Poor

The introduction is missing two or more of the three elements: an attention grabbing sentence, a topic sentence, or a thesis.
Fair

The introduction is missing one of the three elements. The introduction's elements are not clearly stated.
Excellent

The introduction has an opening statement that grabs the reader's attention, a topic sentence that clearly states what career is chosen, and a thesis statement that explains the importance of the career.
Ideas and Content x 3

The body of the essay contains a paragraph describing training and education, a paragraph describing the job and salary, and a paragraph that explains the pros and cons to the career.
Poor

The body is missing two or more of the three required paragraphs. Each paragraph could provide more details to describe the career.
Fair

The body contains two or more of the three required paragraphs. More information could be provided for one or more of the paragraphs.
Excellent

The body contains three paragraphs that eloquently describe the training and education necessary for the stated career, the tasks performed and salary, and the pros and cons of the career.
Conclusion

The conclusion paragraph of the essay must contain a transition from the final body paragraph, a summary of the main ideas, and an idea for the reader to remember.
Poor

The conclusion is missing two or more of the three required elements: a transition to the conclusion, a summary of main ideas, or an idea to remember.
Fair

The conclusion contains two or more of the three required elements. The conclusion's elements are not clearly stated.
Excellent

The conclusion has a sentence that easily transitions from the body paragraphs to the conclusion. The conclusion includes a summary of the three main ideas stated in the body and a thought to leave the reader with.
Writer's Workbench

The writer must provide proof of the process of using Writer's Workbench through a "before" analysis and an "after" analysis.
Poor

The writer does not provide an analysis of the rough draft and/or provide an analysis of the final draft.
Fair

The writer provides an analysis of the rough draft with an analysis of the final draft. The final draft's analysis proves the writer made some corrections of the concerned areas of the rough draft.
Excellent

The writer provides an analysis of the rough draft with an analysis of the final draft. The final draft's analysis proves the writer made significant corrections of the concerned areas of the rough draft.
4 Sources

The writer must provide 4 sources of information from which the research was conducted.
Poor

The writer provided less than three sources of information from which the reseach was conducted.
Fair

The writer provided three to four sources of information from which the research was conducted. Web sites consisted of three or less sources.
Excellent

The writer provided four recommended sources of information from which the research was conducted. Web sites consisted of two or less sources.
Citations

The writer must provide a minimum of 2 citations in the essay.
Poor

The writer did not use any parenthetical citations.
Fair

The writer used one or two parenthetical citations, which may be cited incorrectly.
Excellent

The writer used two or more parenthetical citations correctly.
Format x 2

The essay must be typed, double spaced, and in 12 point font. It must be 2-3 pages in length. The essay will include a heading and title.
Poor

The format of the essay is incorrect. Three or more of the required elements are missing or done incorrectly.
Fair

The format of the essay is done mostly correct. The heading may be incorrect or the title is unimaginative.
Excellent

The format of the essay is done correctly. The essay is typed, double spaced, and in 12 pt. font. It is written in two to three pages. The essay includes the correct heading and a creative title.




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