Research paper final grading rubric:

 

Student’s Name_____________________________      Student’s score:  ________/ 140

                                                                                              Letter Grade:  ________

 

 

What is graded?

20                           18

17                          15

 14                          12

 

 

 

Did the writer follow instructions from the assignment sheet?  (4pts each)

 

1.        Rough Draft

2.        Final draft

3.        Thesis statement underlined in first paragraph.

  1. Index cards match information in research paper
  2. 5 typed pages, double-spaced.

 

 

 

How much effort went into producing a finished research paper?

 

 

Major effort to produce a finished paper doing one’s own work

 

Significant progress toward finished paper.  Minor revisions and/or additions required.

 

Little progress toward finished paper. Major revisions required

 

Does the paper read well and make sense?

 

Outstanding flow from intro to conclusion.

 

 

It’s all here but, the paper needs to be rearranged and refined to flow more sensibly.

 

Flow of paper is haphazard and confusing.  Major revision needed.

 

Does the paper’s conclusion make the point?

 

Thesis statement restated and supported.  Makes the point, closes the loop.

 

Thesis statement not restated, but is essentially supported.  Point mildly made.

 

Conclusion does not make the point related to the thesis statement.

 

How much effort went into the parenthetical citations and the works cited page?

 

 

 

Major effort.  Correct or very nearly correct.

 

 

Reasonable effort.  Needs many corrections and/ or additions.

 

Little or no effort.  Works cited page/and or parenthetical citations missing.

 

Are the grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure correct for a reasonable level of 8th grade English?

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

Below average

 

What did this student gain from this project?

 

 

Student learned much from doing his/her own work on a major project

 

 

I am skeptical that this is student’s own work.  Student did not gain the full learning experience.

 

Teacher Comments:_______________________________________________________

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