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Rubric for Mesoamerican Digital Research Project Rubric for Research Report CD 5 Paragraph Essay and Works Cited page, Video, CDP,and E-Portfolio Site Rubric Code: L7XAC2 By ctolnai42 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Introduction	Poor Introduction does not introduce topic. Essential question is not supported by the these statement.	Fair Introduction attempts to introduce topic. Points are not obvious. Essential question is vaguely supported by the thesis statement.	Good Introduction introduces topic but is wordy or too specific. Essential question is supported but not clearly answered by the thesis statement.	Excellent Introduction is concise and introduces topic in a general but interesting way. Essential questions is clearly answered by the thesis statement.
Organization	Poor Fails to organize ideas.	Fair Shows some evidence of an organizational plan.	Good Uses an identifiable organizational plan.	Excellent Establishes a clear and logical organization.
Supporting Details and Explanations	Poor No supporting details or explanations are provided.	Fair Some supporting details and explanations are present but inadequate or not connected to your EQ.	Good There are supporting details and explanations, though some may be missing. Details are included, but may not fully support the EQ.	Excellent Student details and explains the EQ thoroughly throughout the body paragraphs.
Conclusion	Poor No conclusion is apparent in the essay.	Fair Conclusion may be attempted, but does not summarize or restate thesis.	Good Conclusion provides a summary of supporting points: it is wordy or does not restate the thesis.	Excellent Conclusion is concise and summarizes supporting points: restates the thesis in a new way.
Research	Poor Shows little or no research and shows a lack of understanding of the topic.	Fair Did some research and attempted to create use it in the writing.	Good Did good research and uses some of the research to explain the topic.	Excellent Presents thorough research and combines the research with own ideas to explain topic well.
Works Cited Page	Poor Works Cited Page is not present. (0 pts)	Fair	Good Works Cited page is present but not formatted properly.	Excellent Works Cited page is present and formatted properly.
Mechanics of Essay
Mechanics	Poor Errors are glaring and the essay is difficult to read.	Fair There are several errors which detract from the overall meaning and flow of the essay.	Good Some errors are found. They do not detract from the general flow of the essay.	Excellent Few or no errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization are found.
Flow/Transitions	Poor No flow to writing. Argument is difficult to follow. No transitions used.	Fair Sentences are short or run-ons. Flow of essay is hard to follow. Little to no transitions used.	Good Vocabulary or writing style needs further development. Some basic transitions used.	Excellent Writing has voice and flows easily. Appropriate transitions used.
Clarity	Poor The writing is jumbled and the meaning is not clear to the reader.	Fair The overall idea is clear, but some points are impossible to understand.	Good The writing is generally clear, but some sentence structure or vocabulary usage needs improvement.	Excellent The writing is clear and easy to understand.
Video
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Quality of Content	Poor The topic of the video is not connected to the EQ or repeats a topic already covered in the essay. The video does not show that the student has engaged the chosen topic critically or personally.	Fair The topic of the video is connected to the EQ but the video may not show that the student has learned about or engaged the chosen topic critically or uniquely from the written essay.	Good The topic of the video is clearly connected to the EQ and the video shows that the student has learned about and engaged the chosen topic.	Excellent The topic of the video is clearly connected to the EQ and the video clearly showcases the extensive student learning and engagement of the chosen topic. The student has designed a unique video presentation.
Creativity	Poor The student has designed a video presentation that lacks information and creative touches.	Fair The student has designed an informative video presentation but may not have made it unique or personal.	Good The student has designed an informative video presentation in a unique and personal way.	Excellent The student has designed an engaging and informative video presentation in a unique, special, and personal way.
Research	Poor Shows little or no research and shows a lack of understanding of the topic.	Fair Did some research and attempted to create use it in the writing.	Good Did good research and uses some of the research to explain the topic.	Excellent Presents thorough research and combines the research with own ideas to explain topic well.
Creative Digital Presentation
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Quality of Content	Poor The topic of the CDP is not connected to the EQ or repeats a topic already covered in the essay. The CDP does not show that the student has engaged the chosen topic critically or personally.	Fair The topic of the CDP is connected to the EQ but the CDP may not show that the student has learned about or engaged the chosen topic critically or uniquely from the written essay.	Good The topic of the CDP is clearly connected to the EQ and the CDP shows that the student has learned about and engaged the chosen topic.	Excellent The topic of the CDP is clearly connected to the EQ and the CDP clearly showcases the extensive student learning and engagement of the chosen topic. The student has designed a unique CDP.
Creativity	Poor The student has designed a CDP that lacks information and creative touches.	Fair The student has designed an informative CDP but may not have made it unique or personal.	Good The student has designed an informative CDP in a unique and personal way.	Excellent The student has designed an engaging and informative CDP in a unique, special, and personal way.
Research	Poor Shows little or no research and shows a lack of understanding of the topic.	Fair Did some research and attempted to create use it in the writing.	Good Did good research and uses some of the research to explain the topic.	Excellent Presents thorough research and combines the research with own ideas to explain topic well.
E-Portfolio Site
	No Credit 0 pts	n/a (N/A)	n/a (N/A)	Credit 4 pts
Inclusion of all Components	No Credit The Google Site does not include all of the following components: - Wordle of Essay - Google Doc of Essay - Video Presentation - CDP - Works Cited Page - Notes and Quotes (0 pts)	n/a	n/a	Credit The Google Site includes all of the following components: - Wordle of Essay - Google Doc of Essay - Video Presentation - CDP - Works Cited Page - Notes and Quotes

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Research Report

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