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Writing I Research Paper
Writing I Research Paper
Students chose a research topic and created a thesis that could be either explanatory or argumentative; conducted research, and wrote their information into a paper.
Rubric Code:
U54W46
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astriar
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
9-12
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Research paper
Poor
15 pts
Good
25 pts
Excellent
30 pts
Thesis
Poor
There is a general but unclear thesis and/or the thesis is not in the correct place.
Good
The paper is organized around a coherent and well-documented thesis, and the topic selected addresses the assignment. The thesis is correctly placed.
Excellent
The paper is organized around a critically considered, original, and well-documented thesis; the thesis is correctly place following MLA format.
Format
Poor
The paper is missing a cover page or a bibliography, or did not follow MLA format
Good
The paper has a body and a bibliography, but it may be lacking a cover page. The paper follows MLA format.
Excellent
The paper has a cover-page, a body, a bibliography and follows MLA format.
Length
Poor
The paper is less than 7 pages long, not counting the bibliography and cover pages.
Good
The paper is 8-9 pages long, not counting the bibliography and cover pages.
Excellent
The paper is 10-15 pages long, not counting the bibliography and cover pages.
Sources
Poor
The paper has less than ten sources and many of them are not scholarly acceptable or pertinent.
Good
The paper has ten sources, but they are not all scholarly acceptable or pertinent.
Excellent
The paper includes a minimum of ten pertinent, scholarly acceptable sources.
Reasoning
Poor
The paper does not support the thesis, and the reasoning or evidence is weak or unrelated to the thesis. Facts are not presented in a logical order.
Good
The paper is organized by a thesis, but the reasoning or evidence is weak or is not presented in a logical order.
Excellent
The paper is organized by a thesis and supported by sound reasoning and/or evidence which is presented in a logical order.
Mechanics
Poor
The paper is not consistent in standard English usage or lacks coherent paragraphs. Transitions are lacking, & the title, introduction, or conclusion could be improved.
Good
The paper mostly uses standard academic English and sentence construction. Paragraph transitions could be improved. The title, introduction, or conclusion could be improved.
Excellent
The paper uses standard academic English usage and sentence construction, coherent and well-ordered paragraphs, paragraph transition, and a title, introduction, and conclusion.
Citations
Poor
There are numerous errors on the Works Cited page.
Good
There are less than 5 errors on the Works Cited page.
Excellent
Citations are correctly formatted following MLA documentation style.
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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