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Your Name

Southeast Middle School

Mr. Brian Graham & Ms. Venee’ Robinson

6th Grade Science, Core # / 6th Grade Language Arts, Core #

Month, Day, Year

Title

Introductory Paragraph:

1. Introduce prompt.

2. Thesis statement. (This statement is to prove / state what your paper is going to be about.)

Supporting Paragraph 1: (This paragraph is to support your first idea from your thesis statement.)

1. Topic sentence.

2. Supporting details. (Paraphrasing / restating / summarizing)

3. Reputable references cited and included in reference list (Be sure to place the cited reference in parentheses.)

4. May include a maximum of two quotes, citing the source.

5. May include a maximum of two pictures, with caption and citation of source in the paper and reference list.

Supporting Paragraph 2: (This paragraph is to support your first idea from your thesis statement.)

1. Topic sentence.

2. Supporting details. (Paraphrasing / restating / summarizing)

3. Reputable references cited and included in reference list (Be sure to place the cited reference in parentheses.)

4. May include a maximum of two quotes, citing the source.

5. May include a maximum of two pictures, with caption and citation of source in the paper and reference list.

Supporting Paragraph 3: (This paragraph is to support your first idea from your thesis statement.)

1. Topic sentence.

2. Supporting details. (Paraphrasing / restating / summarizing)

3. Reputable references cited and included in reference list (Be sure to place the cited reference in parentheses.)

4. May include a maximum of two quotes, citing the source.

5. May include a maximum of two pictures, with caption and citation of source in the paper and reference list.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE ONLY THREE SUPPORTING PARAGRAPHS LISTED ABOVE. HOWEVER, YOU MAY USE AS MANY PARAGRAPHS OVER AND BEYOND THE THREE LISTED ABOVE TO THOROUGHLY COMPLETE YOUR RESEARCH PAPER.

Concluding Paragraph:

1. Restate the thesis statement / writing prompt.

2. Have a minimum of four (4) concluding statements that exemplifies (to show) what you have personally learned from your research and how you have become more knowledgeable about how the Earth is designed and is ever-changing.

References

Last Name, Initials. (Year). Title. Publisher.

 

Formative Evaluative Criteria for Research Paper

|Quality of Work Submitted |A: Exemplary Work |B: Grade Level Work |C: Minimal Work |D or F: Unacceptable Work |

| | | | |D+ = 3.04; |

|Work reflects grade level |A+ = 4.00; |B+ = 3.68; | |D = 2.92; |

|critical, analytical |A = 3.88; |B = 3.52; |C+ = 3.36; |D- = 2.80; |

|thinking. |A- = 3.72 |B- = 3.40 |C = 3.24; |F = 2.76 to 0.00 |

| | | |C- = 3.08 | |

| |All of the previous, in |All of the previous, in | | |

| |addition to the following: |addition to the following: |All of the previous, in | |

| | | |addition to the following: | |

|Adherence to Assignment |Assignment exceeds |All parts of the assignment |Most parts of assignment are|Does not fulfill the |

|Expectations |expectations, |are completed, with fully |completed. |expectations of the |

| |integrating additional |developed topics. |Topics are not fully |assignment. |

|The extent to which work |material and/or information.|The work is presented in a |developed. | |

|meets the assigned criteria.| |thorough and detailed | |Key components are not |

| |Assignment demonstrates |manner. |Assignment demonstrates |included. |

| |exceptional breadth and |Assignment demonstrates |minimal depth and breadth. | |

| |depth. |appropriate breadth and | |Assignment lacks breadth and|

| | |depth. | |depth. |

|Assimilation and Synthesis |Demonstrates the ability |Demonstrates a clear |Shows some degree of |Shows a lack of |

|of Ideas |intellectually to explore |understanding of the |understanding of the |understanding of the |

| |and/or implement key |assignment’s purpose. |assignment’s purpose. |assignment’s purpose. |

|The extent to which the work|instructional concepts. | | | |

|reflects the student’s | |Includes specific |Generally developed |Does not develop paragraphs |

|ability to- |Demonstrates exceptional |information from teacher |paragraphs included |correctly. |

|Understand the assignment’s |inclusion of major points, |given material to support |correctly, with ideas | |

|purpose; |using creditable sources, in|major points. |unclear and/or |Does not include specific |

|Understand and analyze |addition to teacher given | |underdeveloped |information from teacher |

|material in videos, |material. |Provides careful |Minimally includes specific |given material. |

|readings, and | |consideration of key |information from teacher | |

|discussions; |Demonstrates insightful |instructional concepts. |given material. | |

|Apply presented |reflection and/or critical | | | |

|strategies |thinking. | | | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

|Written Expression and |Represents exceptional |Work is well organized with |Somewhat represents grade |The quality of writing |

|Formatting |writing in a correct |correct reasonable |level writing, with a |and/or reasonable formatting|

| |reasonable format. |formatting throughout. |reasonable format generally |are not acceptable for grade|

|The extent to which | | |followed. |level work. |

|scholarly, critical, |Work is unified around a |Ideas are clearly and | | |

|analytical writing is |central purpose with |concisely expressed. |Ideas are not clearly and |Major points do not reflect |

|presented in a reasonable |well-developed ideas, | |concisely expressed. |appropriate elements of |

|format; |logically organized in |Elements of effective | |communication. |

| |paragraph structure with |communication such as an |Elements of effective | |

|Standard Edited English |clear transitions. |introduction and conclusion |communication such as an |No effort to express ideas |

|(i.e. correct grammar, | |are included. |introduction and conclusion |clearly and concisely. |

|mechanics). | | |are not included. | |

| |Effective sentence variety; |Work is written in Standard | |Work is not written in |

| |clear, concise, and powerful|Edited English with few, if |Work contains more than a |Standard Edited English. |

| |expression are evident. |any, grammatical or |few grammatical or | |

| | |mechanical errors |mechanical errors. |Contains many grammatical or|

| |Work is written in Standard | | |mechanical errors |

| |Edited English. No prominent| | | |

| |errors interfere with | | | |

| |reading. | | | |

|Final Assignment Grade |A: Exemplary Work |B: Grade Level Work |C: Minimal Work |D or F: Unacceptable Work |

| | | | |D+ = 3.04; |

| |A+ = 4.00; |B+ = 3.68; | |D = 2.92; |

| |A = 3.88; |B = 3.52; |C+ = 3.36; |D- = 2.80; |

| |A- = 3.72 |B- = 3.40 |C = 3.24; |F = 2.76 to 0.00 |

| | | |C- = 3.08 | |

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Your grade will be converted to a 100 point scale and will be counted twice – once for Science and once for Language Arts. For example, if you received a 3.68 B+, this would be converted to a 92 (3.68 x 25). A grade of 92 will be counted for both classes for the research paper.

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