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Grade Seven: Research Paper 
Grade Eight: Research Paper
Rubric Code: JXC7598
By jregina
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Uh oh

1 pts

Needs More

2 pts

Getting There

3 pts

Where you should be

4 pts

Above and Beyond

5 pts

Prose (The Writing)

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The overall tone is informal, mechanical or indifferent; frequent word choice problems; limited vocabulary and confusing word order may make for difficulty reading aloud
Needs More

The overall tone sounds informal, mechanical, or indifferent; there is little "flow"; there are word choice problems
Getting There

The overall tone is acceptable and may be informal at times; words are used properly but not effectively; somewhat varied sentence structure
Where you should be

Sentences are varied and sound natural; overall tone is formal, natural and interested; sufficient word choice
Above and Beyond

Sentences are varied and graceful; the response "flows" well in terms of its "sound"; the tone is formal and effective for the intended audience and purpose; words meticulously and carefully chosen
Paragraph Organization

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Paragraphs are randomly done; the student does not have a clear idea of what a paragraph is
Needs More

Paragraphs are loosely organized; topic sentences are not clear
Getting There

Paragraphs need work in terms of coherence and controlling ideas; with some weakness in terms of controlling ideas
Where you should be

Paragraph breaks make sense; paragraphs are organized and have a controlling idea and topic sentence
Above and Beyond

Paragraph breaks are effective and strategic; paragraphs are organized, coherent and unified; paragraphs have a controlling idea
Grammar/Spelling/Mechanics

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Severe and frequent errors in grammatical and mechanical conventions
Needs More

Weaknesses with regard to standard grammatical and mechanical conventions
Getting There

Control of standard grammatical conventions with few errors
Where you should be

Effective use of a wide range of grammatical and mechanical conventions with few errors
Above and Beyond

Effective and/or creative use of a wide range of grammatical and mechanical conventions with no errors
Historical Content/Support

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Student does not utilize historical fact in their writing.
Needs More

Little evidence with historical inaccuracy. Material is
logically organized into topic, subtopics or related to topic. Few sources supporting thesis.
Sources insignificant or unsubstantiated.
Getting There

Most material is historically accurate and clearly related to subtopic, main topic. Material may not be organized within subtopics. Sources generally acceptable but not research (evidence) based.
Where you should be

All material is historically accurate and clearly related to subtopic, main topic and logically organized within subtopics. Sources well selected to support thesis with some research in support of thesis.
Above and Beyond

All material is historically accurate and clearly related to subtopic, main topic. Strong organization and
integration of material within subtopics. Strong research-based support for thesis.
MLA Format/Style

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Student did not utilize MLA format/style.
Needs More

Errors in MLA style detract
substantially from the paper. Student does not show an understanding of MLA style.
Getting There

Errors in MLA style are
noticeable. Including font and text size errors.
Where you should be

Rare errors in MLA style that do not detract from the
paper.
Above and Beyond

No errors in MLA style. Student follows all rules and guidelines of MLA style guide.
Citations/References

Uh oh

Student plagiarized and did not use citations or references.
Needs More

Multiple reference and citation errors
detract significantly from paper.
Getting There

Two references or citations missing or incorrectly written.
Where you should be

One reference or citation missing or incorrectly written.
Above and Beyond

All references and citations are correctly written and present.




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