GRADING RUBRIC FOR A RESEARCH PAPER—ANY DISCIPLINE
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Technology RESEARCH PAPER RUBRIC
Please staple rubric on top of final draft, rough draft, peer critiques, outline, and temporary works cited (progress on pre-writing is worth 10 points).
Submitted to : Yes or No (The paper will receive a zero, if it is not submitted)
|CATEGORY |10-9 |8-6 |5-2 |1-0 |
|Introduction/ |*exceptional introduction that |*proficient introduction |*basic introduction that |*weak or no introduction |
|Thesis |grabs interest of reader and |that is interesting and |states topic but lacks |of topic. |
| |states topic. |states topic. |interest. |**paper’s purpose is |
| |**thesis is exceptionally clear, |**thesis is clear and |**thesis is somewhat clear |unclear/thesis is weak or|
| |arguable, well-developed, and a |arguable statement of |and arguable. |missing. |
| |definitive statement. |position. | | |
|Quality of Information/ |*paper is exceptionally |*information relates to the |*information relates to the |*information has little |
|Evidence |researched, extremely detailed, |main topic. |main topic, few details |or nothing to do with the|
| |and historically accurate. |**paper is well-researched |and/or examples are given. |thesis. |
| |**information clearly relates to |in detail and from a variety|**shows a limited variety of |**information has weak or|
| |the thesis. |of sources. |sources. |no connection to the |
| | | | |thesis. |
|Support of Thesis/Analysis |*exceptionally critical, relevant|*consistent connections made|*some connections made |*limited or no |
| |and consistent connections made |between evidence and thesis |between evidence and thesis. |connections made between |
| |between evidence and thesis. |**good analysis. |**some analysis. |evidence and thesis. |
| |**excellent analysis. | | |**lack of analysis. |
|Organization/ |*exceptionally clear, logical, |*clear and logical order |*somewhat clear and logical |*lacks development of |
|Development of Thesis |mature, and thorough development |that supports thesis with |development with basic |ideas with weak or no |
| |of thesis with excellent |good transitions between and|transitions between and |transitions between and |
| |transitions between and within |within paragraphs. |within paragraphs. |within paragraphs. |
| |paragraphs. | | | |
|Conclusion |*excellent summary of topic with |*good summary of topic with |*basic summary of topic with |*lack of summary of |
| |concluding ideas that impact |clear concluding ideas. |some final concluding ideas. |topic. |
| |reader. |**introduces no new |**introduces no new | |
| |**introduces no new information. |information. |information. | |
|Style/Voice |*style and voice are not only |*style and voice appropriate|*style and voice somewhat |*style and voice |
| |appropriate to the given audience|to the given audience and |appropriate to given audience|inappropriate or do not |
| |and purpose, but also show |purpose. |and purpose. |address given audience, |
| |originality and creativity. |**word choice is specific |**word choice is often |purpose, etc. |
| |**word choice is specific, |and purposeful, and somewhat|unspecific, generic, |**word choice is |
| |purposeful, dynamic and varied. |varied throughout. |redundant, and clichéd. |excessively redundant, |
| |***sentences are clear, active |***sentences are mostly |***sentences are somewhat |clichéd, and unspecific. |
| |(subject-verb-object), and to the|clear, active (SVO), and to |unclear; excessive use of |***sentences are very |
| |point. |the point. |passive voice. |unclear. |
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|Grammar/Usage/ |*control of grammar, usage, and |*may contain few spelling, |*contains several spelling, |*so many spelling, |
|Mechanics |mechanics. |punctuation, and grammar |punctuation, and grammar |punctuation, and grammar |
| |**almost entirely free of |errors. |errors which detract from the|errors that the paper |
| |spelling, punctuation, and | |paper’s readability. |cannot be understood. |
| |grammatical errors. | | | |
|Basic Paper Requirements |*3-4 full pages following MLA |*may contain few MLA |*contains several MLA |*completely ignores MLA |
| |format, including correct page |formatting errors; paper |formatting errors; paper |formatting; paper length |
| |numbers and headers in top right |length is almost 3 full |length is almost 3 full pages|is too short and does not|
| |corner |pages typed |typed |reach a third page. |
| |**A creative title, 12 point | | | |
| |font, and double spacing | | | |
|Citation Format |*conforms to MLA rules for |*conforms to MLA rules for |*frequent errors in MLA |*lack of MLA |
| |formatting and in-text citation |formatting and in-text |format. |format/numerous errors. |
| |of sources are perfect. Citations|citation of sources with | | |
| |match Works Cited page; 4 |minor exceptions. | | |
| |different sources used in paper | | | |
|Works Cited |*entries entirely correct as to |*entries mostly correct as |*frequent errors in MLA |*lack of MLA |
| |MLA format. |to MLA format. |format. |format/numerous errors. |
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__________ / 100 Total Points
__________ / 10 Pre-writing materials included; progress shown on final draft
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