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7th/8th Grade Research Paper Rubric 
8th Grade Research Paper Rubric
Historical Sites/Landmarks
Rubric Code: V9X57C
By leeannreeves
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Good

3 pts

Fair

2 pts

Poor

1 pts

Rubric

First page in the report.
Good

Student had rubric and was in the correct order.
Fair

Student had rubric but was not in the correct order.
Poor

Student did not have rubric. This will be a zero.
Title Page

The second page in the report.
Good

Student had title page and followed all directions.
Fair

Student had title page but did not follow all the directions.
Poor

Student did not have a title page. This will be a zero.
Thesis

Introduction tells the reader what report is over.
Good

Thesis is clear and is found in the first paragraph. Thesis presents a clear topic for the rest of the paper. Thesis is strong and grabs the readers attention.
Fair

Thesis is clear and found in the first paragraph. Thesis expresses the main topic, however it is not as strong as it could be. It does not grab the readers attention.
Poor

Thesis is missing or in the wrong paragraph. Thesis does not relate to the topic chosen.
Conclusion

Summarizes what you have learned.
Good

Student wrote an interesting conclusion to summarize what they had learned. They also restated the topic in the summary.
Fair

Student wrote a conclusion but did not summarize all that was learned. Summary did not catch the readers attention. The topic was not restated.
Poor

Student did not put forth much effort in the conclusion paragraph. Did not use interesting facts learned. Did not restate the topic.
Bibliography

Last page in report page four.
Good

Bibliography is included and properly formatted. Student used at least two different resources.
Fair

Bibliography is included but incorrectly formatted. Student used at least two resources.
Poor

Bibliography was not formatted correctly, and did not use at least two resources.
Grammar/ Spelling

Good

All grammar and spelling is used correctly. No mistakes are made.
Fair

Some grammar and spelling mistakes were made.
Poor

A great deal of spelling and grammar mistakes were made.
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Formatting

Following typing directions.
Good

Student followed all typing directions correctly. Report had all required pages.
Fair

Student somewhat followed typing directions. Report was missing one or more page(s).
Poor

Students did not follow the directions given for typing. Student did not have all required pages.
Paragraphs

Good

Student used interesting facts throughout to keep the readers attention.
Student paraphrased all information.
Fair

Student included a few interesting facts throughout report.
Poor

Student did not use interesting facts throughout to keep readers attention. Paragraphs are out of order.
Student did not paraphrase all the information. This will be an automatic zero.
Indention

Good

Paragraphs are indented correctly (5 spaces).
Fair

Paragraphs were used but not indented correctly.
Poor

Student did not use paragraphs correctly. No paragraphing will be a zero.
Rough Draft

Must include hand written rough draft.
Good

Student included edited rough draft.
Fair

Student included rough draft but was not edited.
Poor

Student did not include rough draft.<BR>
Will receive a zero.



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