Senior Social Science Research Essay Rubric



Senior Social Science Research Essay Rubric

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|Category |Below 1 |Level 1 |Level 2 |Level 3 |Level 4 |

| |2 3 4 |5.2 5.5 5.8 |6.2 6.5 6.8 |7.2 7.5 7.8 |8.5 9 9.5 |

|knowledge & |The writer does not |Writer shows limited |Writer shows some |Writer shows a good |Writer shows an excellent |

|understanding |show an |understanding of the subject,|understanding of subject, |understanding of the |understanding of the subject,|

| |understanding of the|concepts, theories and issues|concepts, theories and issues|subject, concepts, |concepts, theories and issues|

|/30 |topic or material |related to the topic |related to the topic |theories and issues |related to the topic |

|content | |The essay is lacking in |but lacks depth needed |related to the topic |Excellent breadth of |

| | |information and detail |Quantity of information |Good breadth of |information included |

| | | |included could be better |information used | |

|thinking & inquiry|Student has not |Student used a limited range |Student gathered information |Student has gathered |Student has gathered |

| |successfully |of sources which lack |from a limited range of |information for a variety |information from a variety of|

| |researched the essay|relevance |sources and the effort to |of relevant electronic and|quality electronic and print |

| | |quality |select quality sources could |print sources |sources which are clearly |

| |Sources not used |depth |be improved | |relevant, balanced and |

|/30 | |balance | |These sources were |include critical readings |

| |Analysis lacking | |The sources are not really |integrated somewhat |relating to the thesis |

| | |Different sources not used |integrated throughout the |throughout |Primary sources are included |

| | |throughout the paper |paper | |if relevant |

| | | | |Good effort to analyze the|These sources were integrated|

|research & | |The student shows a limited |The student shows some |information in depth and |in a comprehensive manner |

|analysis | |ability to analyze the |ability to analyze the |draw appropriate |throughout |

| | |information from the |information but only on the |conclusions |Student carefully analyzed |

| | |source(s) |surface | |the information and drew in |

| | |Limited or no conclusions |Some conclusions drawn from | |depth, appropriate and highly|

| | |drawn from the material |the material | |evolved conclusions |

|application |Essay construction |Essay construction needs a |Essay construction needs |Correct essay construction|Excellent essay construction |

| |is not correct |lot of work Introduction is|some work |Well written introduction;|Very well written |

| |The paper does not |missing; definitions, an |Introduction includes some of|including some |introduction; including |

| |include an |intro of some of the content |but not all; definitions, an |definitions, an intro of |definitions, a clear intro of|

|/15 |introduction, body |to be covered and a thesis |intro of the content to be |some of the content to be |content to be covered and a |

| |paragraphs and a |Body paragraphs too short and|covered and a thesis |covered and a thesis |clear thesis |

|organization |conclusion |are too few |Body paragraphs need work |Body paragraphs |Obvious body paragraphs |

|& essay | |Conclusion is either missing |Conclusion somewhat restates |Conclusion which restates |Conclusion which eloquently |

|construction | |or fails to restate the info|the info covered in the paper|the info covered in the |restates the info covered in |

| | |covered in the paper and the |and the thesis |paper and the thesis |the paper and reinforces the |

| | |thesis | | |thesis |

| | | |Spacing needs work (extra |Double spaced mostly | |

|/15 |The spacing is |Spacing is incorrect + extra|space incorrectly included |(extra space incorrectly |Double spaced properly |

| |incorrect |space incorrectly included |between paragraphs) |included between |paginated essay with correct |

|application of APA|Pagination is |between paragraphs |Pagination incorrect |paragraphs) some |margins and font |

|style |missing |Pagination incorrect or |Title page has some APA |pagination used correct |Correct APA title page |

| |Missing title page |missing |components |margins or font used |Correct APA reference page |

| |Missing reference |Title page is not in the APA|Reference page has some APA |Mostly correct APA title |Correct use of in-text |

| |page |format |components |page |citations throughout |

| |Missing in-text |Reference page is not in the |Use of in-text citations with|Mostly correct APA | |

| |citations |APA format |errors |reference page | |

| | |In-text citations incorrect | |Use of in-text citations | |

| | | | |with minor errors | |

| | | | |(punctuation) | |

|communication |Paper is unclear and|Paper has problems with |Paper has some clarity but is|Paper is written clearly |Paper is written clearly and |

| |difficult to follow |clarity, is confusing and |a little hard to follow |Mostly proper spelling |concisely |

| |Writing is not |hard to follow |Some spelling errors |Mostly proper grammar |Proper spelling |

| |appropriate for |A lot of spelling errors |Some grammar difficulties |Successful paragraph |Proper grammar |

|/30 |grade level |A lot of grammar difficulties|Some problems with paragraph|structure |Strong paragraph structure |

| |There are an |Serious problems with |structure |Some transitions used |Transitional sentences |

| |unacceptable number |paragraph structure |Transitions are not evident |Sentence variety evident |Nice flow |

| |of spelling and |Sentences are wordy or |Sentences can be wordy or |Correct tense and person |Excellent sentence variety |

|writing |grammar errors |awkward |awkward at times |are mostly maintained |evident |

| |Paragraphs are not |Incorrect tense used |Correct tense and person are |Vocabulary is suitable and|Correct tense and person are |

| |used |Student uses I, we, our, you |sometimes used |diction is appropriate |used throughout |

| | |throughout the paper |Vocabulary is acceptable but | |Excellent vocabulary and |

| | |Vocabulary is very basic and |slang is used | |advance diction |

| | |excessive slang is used |Language is somewhat informal| | |

| | |language is too informal | | | |

| | |throughout | | | |

APA & ESSAY CHECKLIST (if you have items checked off that means there were problems)

Your title page APA format needs tweaking check the template and samples and addresses the following…

⇨ 2.5 cm or 1 inch margins on all four sides

⇨ You need a page # 1 on the right side of the header

⇨ Check the running head it should look like this… Running head: TITLE IN CAPS 1

⇨ Use Times New Roman or Courier 12 point regular font

⇨ Essay Title 2/3rds down & centred is capitalized… Cap Letters at the Start of Most Words

⇨ Double spaced and centred…. Student Name comes next followed by your school name…Fenelon Falls Secondary School

⇨ Do not include pictures

⇨ Do not add a border

⇨ Do not include the course code

⇨ Do not include the teacher name

Page 2 of your essay

⇨ The header is different on this and all the rest of the pages (click on Different First Page in Header Tools) … TITLE IN CAPS

⇨ The title of the essay in regular Cap Letters at the Start of Most Words needs to be centred at the top of the page

⇨ Any references using your own words need to be cited using in text citations (Author, Year).

⇨ Any direct quotes need to be cited using in text citations that include a page or paragraph # (Author, Year, p#).

Reference page APA format needs tweaking check the hand-out samples and address the following…

⇨ The title is References not Works Cited or Bibliography

⇨ All authors on this page are cited in text in the essay

⇨ Authors are listed in alphabetical order by Last name

⇨ Include all authors

⇨ If there is no author use the name of the hosting organization

⇨ Double space the entries and don’t include any extra spaces between entries

⇨ Use a hanging indent… 2nd 3rd and 4th lines for any single source are each indented

⇨ Title of the article or book only has the first word capitalized. Ex… I am the greatest

⇨ Include the URL if using a website and DOI if available

⇨ Include the publisher name and city if using a book

⇨ Don’t just use the URL

In text citations…

⇨ You did not use in text citations, shown in the samples and lessons. THIS RESULTS IN A ZERO… IT IS PLAGIARISM. YOU NEED TO RESUBMIT your essay with some in text citations.

⇨ You used too few, and need to acknowledge more use of sources for information

⇨ Your in text citations were incorrect – do not include the author’s first name

⇨ Your in text citations were incorrect – do not include the URL

No reference page. THIS RESULTS IN A ZERO… IT IS CONSIDERED PLAGIARISM. YOU NEED TO RESUBMIT

your essay with an accurate reference page.

Writing style and communication

⇨ Use spell check grammar check and thesaurus more often – see corrections directly on paper.

⇨ The writing was too informal, needs to sound more academic – see if you can find examples of this in your paper.

Strengths…

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Weaknesses and Suggestions for Improvement….

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