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iRubric: Inventor Research project rubric

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Inventor Research project Rubric Code: W3W459 By Hendricks6 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Research Paper Enter rubric description
	Exemplary 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Unacceptable 1 pts
Ideas and picture Information about the inventor and invention	Exemplary The research paper is informative and includes all of the details that were bulleted on the handout.	Good The research paper is informative and is missing no more than 2-3 of the details that were bulleted on the handout.	Fair The focus of the research paper needs to be clearer. There are 4-5 details missing.	Unacceptable The focus of the research paper needs to be clearer. There are 6 or more details missing.
Organization	Exemplary The beginning interests the reader. The middle supports the focus. The end works well. Transitions are used.	Good The paper is divided into a beginning, a middle, and an ending. Some transitions are used.	Fair The beginning, middle or ending is weak. More transitions are needed.	Unacceptable The beginning, middle or ending all run together. Paragraphs and transitions are needed. More organization is necessary.
Voice	Exemplary The writer's voice sounds confident, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic.	Good The writer's voice sounds well-informed most of the time and fits the audience	Fair The writer sometimes sounds unsure, and the voice needs to fit the audience better.	Unacceptable The writer sounds unsure. The voice needs to fit the audience.
Word Choice	Exemplary Specific nouns and verbs make the paper clear, informative, and fun to read.	Good Some nouns and verbs could be more specific.	Fair Too many general words are used. Some specifc nouns and verbs needed.	Unacceptable General or missing words make the paper hard to understand.
Sentence Fluency	Exemplary The sentences flow smoothly, and people will enjoy reading them.	Good Most of the sentences read smoothly, but some are short and choppy.	Fair Many short, choppy sentences need to be rewritten to make the paper read smoothly.	Unacceptable Many sentences are choppy or incomplete and need to be rewritten.
Conventions punctuation, spelling, grammar	Exemplary The paper has no more than 2 errors.	Good The paper has 3-5 errors.	Fair The paper has 6-8 errors.	Unacceptable The paper has 9 or more errors.
Creativity and effort	Exemplary The writer clearly put forth great effort, and the paper is colorful and creative.	Good The writer shows some effort effort and creativity.	Fair The paper is lacking either effort or creativity.	Unacceptable The paper shows no effort or creativity.