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White Paper Rubric White Paper Rubric Art Repatriation Rubric Code: X24959B By julia602 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Humanities Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12, Graduate

White Paper
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Average 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Structure	Excellent Your white paper contains a detailed Problem Section, History/Background Section, Public Opinion, Recommendation, and Conclusion. The essay should be extensive and should clearly identify the problem and the solution.	Good Your paper contains the proper sections and outlines the problem and the solution, but does not contain enough detail.	Average Your paper either has sections which are too brief or contains paragraphs that have not been well-developed.	Fair The white paper lacks clarity and has incomplete sections. It contains very little detail and does not clearly explain what the problem and the solutions are.	Poor Entire sections are missing and the white paper lacks detail and not well explained.
Organization	Excellent Inviting introduction and conclusion that are a dramatic call for action so that the reader knows that the issue is serious and demands investigation. The sources are related and grouped together in an organized way.	Good Effective introduction and conclusion that is engaging to the reader. Sources follow a logical sequence.	Average Simple introduction and conclusion. Sources are linked in a logical manner.	Fair Ineffective introduction and conclusion, OR, one is missing. Sources are strung together in an unorganized manner.	Poor No introduction or conclusion is included. Hard to follow.
Position	Excellent Student states their position with clarity and uses four sources to support their argument. Quotations from sources are effectively used to support argument, and summarized in students own words.	Good Student has a clear argument, however does not clearly link sources with argument. Quotations are used and student summarizes them in their own words.	Average Argument is not fully defended with evidence from sources. Quotations are used, but do not best support argument. Not all quotations are summarized.	Fair Argument is not defended with evidence. Quotations are used, but not summarized in students own words.	Poor Student does not state their argument. No quotations used to support argument.
Point of View	Excellent Student identifies and notes the viewpoint of all four sources used.	Good Student identifies and notes the viewpoint of three sources used.	Average Student identifies and notes the viewpoint of two sources used.	Fair Student identifies and notes the viewpoint of one source.	Poor Student does not identify the viewpoint of any source.
Mechanics	Excellent No spelling errors. Accurate punctuation and no grammar errors.	Good Less than 2 spelling errors. No punctuation, grammar, or capitalization errors.	Average 3-5 spelling errors. 1-2 punctuation, grammar, or capitalization errors.	Fair 6 or more spelling errors. 3-5 errors on punctuation and capitalization. 3-5 grammar errors.	Poor 7 or more spelling errors. More than 6 punctuation, capitalization and grammar errors.
Resources and Notes	Excellent 4 or more website sources used and correctly documented according to MLA format. Includes a "Works Cited" page.	Good At least 3 resources used and documented on "Works Cited" page according to MLA format.	Average 2 resources used and documented on "Works Cited" page.	Fair One resource used and documented, however, no "Works Cited" page is included.	Poor Zero resources listed or quoted.

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