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Illinois and Braidwood Through Time CR Q1 6th grade Research Report Students will use this rubric as they write a short informative essay about how the land that became Braidwood has changed over the last 500 million years. Rubric Code: QX334B5 By divadiva621 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Science Research Report Rubric
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Average 2 pts	Fair 1 pts	Poor 0 pts
Informational Content	Excellent All content is relevant or is necessary in order to understand the changes over time. All key changes are supported with more than one piece of evidence.	Good Most content is relevant or is necessary in order to understand the changes over time. All key changes are supported with one piece of evidence only.	Average Some content is not relevant or is not necessary in order to understand the changes over time. Important information is missing in no more than 2 paragraphs.	Fair Large amounts of content is not relevant or is not necessary in order to understand the changes over time. Important information is missing in 3 or more paragraphs.	Poor Content is not relevant or is not necessary in order to understand your project topic. Important information is missing.
Organization	Excellent Introduction and conclusion are clear and connected, and use a creative imagery such as a time machine, snapshot, etc. Essay follows chronological changes from ancient oceans to swamps to the age of dinosaurs to the ice age to modern day.	Good Effective introduction and conclusion. Essay follows chronological changes from ancient oceans to swamps to the age of dinosaurs to the ice age to modern day.	Average Simple introduction and conclusion. All changes are represented, but may not be chronological.	Fair Ineffective introduction and conclusion, OR, 1 is missing. Facts are strung together in an unorganized manner or may be missing eras and information.	Poor No introduction or conclusion is included. Hard to follow or incorrect.
Document Length Requirements	Excellent All 7 paragraphs are present and each paragraph is more than 6 sentences.	Good All 7 paragraphs are present with the required 3 sentence introduction and conclusion, and 5 sentence body paragraphs.	Average All 7 paragraphs are present, but 3 or fewer paragraphs do not contain the required number of sentences.	Fair All 7 paragraphs are present but 4 or more do not contain the required number of sentences or not all paragraphs are present but the ones included do contain the required sentences.	Poor Less than 7 paragraphs and/or paragraphs with less than 4 sentences.
Usage andMechanics	Excellent No spelling errors. Accurate punctuation and no grammar errors.	Good Less than 2 spelling errors. No punctuation, grammar, or capitalization errors.	Average 3-5 spelling errors. 3-5 punctuation, grammar, or capitalization errors.	Fair 6 or more spelling errors. 6 or more errors on punctuation and capitalization. 6 or more grammar errors.	Poor 7 or more spelling errors. More than 7 punctuation, capitalization and grammar errors.
Pre- Writing and Editing	Excellent Student uses pre-write sheet effectively AND has more than 2 classmates review and edit work.	Good Student uses pre-write sheet effectively AND has 2 classmates review and edit work.	Average Student uses and submits a pre-write sheet effectively, and has only 1 classmate edit their work.	Fair Student uses and submits a pre-write sheet effectively, but does not have a classmate edit.	Poor The student does not submit a pre-write and does not have a classmate edit their work.

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