iRubric: US History Research Paper rubric

Introduction lacks developmemt, does not introduce the reader the paper in general and no clear thesis statement is written.

Introduction has a vague thesis statement and tries to introduce the topic, however is weak and lacks organization.

Thesis statement is clear and concise. Writer addresses the topic in general and then gets more specific.

Introduction is clear and well thought out. The writer sets the reader up for the rest of the paper through funneling information. Thesis Statement is clear and concise.

Vague, disorganized and failed to conclude the paper.

Student restated their introduction but failed to make any conclusions.

Student restated the main idea of the paper and applied a basic conclusion to their whole idea.

Student anaylzed the whole paper in one solid paragraph with details and key vocabulary.

Paper lacks organization. Sentence structure is all over the place. Thoughts are not clear and it is very difficult to read.

Paper is broken up into paragraphs with information that does not relate to each other. Paragraphs are too long.

Most of the paper is logically organized. Author uses paragraphs and sentence structure to guide the reader.

Paper is logical and well organized. You can tell the reader put thought into how the paper was organized.

No Bibliography was included.

Bibliography was included but many errors- such as- incorrect punctuatio,articles out of order, and spelling errors.

Bibliography is accurate, however has a few small errors.

Bibliography has no or one error.