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Research Paper Rubric Code: R4C6W By hvoyer Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Research Paper
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
IDEAS	Poor The report does not have a clear focus. The paper shows little research. There is no list of sources.	Fair The report may not be clearly focused on a single topic. Many additional facts are needed. The list of sources is not complete.	Good The report is well researched, althought the topic may be too broad. Facts are needed in some places. The list of sources may be incomplete.	Excellent The report is factual and well researched. It is focused on an interesting topic that is not too broad. The list of sources is complete and is effective.
ORGRANIZATION	Poor Ideas and facts are disorganized, unclear, or just listed.	Fair Facts and details are not well organized into paragraphs with clear main ideas. There are few topic sentences. The report ends abruptly.	Good Some paragraphs may need topic sentences. Some details may be in the wrong paragraphs. The conclusion may be weak.	Excellent Main ideas are stated in topic sentences. Facts and examples are group in paragraphs to support each main idea. The conclusion is effective.
VOICE	Poor The writer copied many sentences from a source instead of using his or her own words.	Fair The writer did not use his or her own voice.	Good The writer mostly used his or her own words.	Excellent The writer uses his or her own words.
WORD CHOICE	Poor Word choice is vague or uninteresting.	Fair Word choice is limited and repetitive.	Good The writer could have used more exact, interesting words.	Excellent Words are precise, active, and descriptive.
SENTENCE FLUENCY	Poor Sentences are shorts, unclear, or repetitive.	Fair The essay lacks sentence variety.	Good The essay would benefit from greater sentence variety.	Excellent The writing flows weel. Sentence length and structure vary.
GRAMMER	Poor Many mistakes make the paper hard to understand.	Fair Mistakes sometimes make the essay hard to understand.	Good There are a few mistakes, but they do not affect understanding.	Excellent There are almost no errors in grammer, capitalization, spelling or usage.
PRESENTATION	Poor The final copy is messy. It may be illegible in many places.	Fair The final copy is messy. It may be illegible in a few places.	Good The final copy is messy in a few places, but still legible.	Excellent The final copy is neat and legible.