Research Story
ENG102_MH_V5 | Writing Assignment 6: Research Story
Grading Guide: Research Story ENG 102 Rubric: Research Story
Grading Requirement: 750 words and three subheadings
0-1 Points 2 Points 3 Points
Section 1: Introduction/Thesis/ Theme (20%)
An opening “hook” or sentence or two meant to engage the reader in the topic.
Necessary background information about inquiry.
The lesson learned (thesis) may not be explicitly stated in the introduction, but the overall theme is clearly inferred.
The introduction does not inform the reader, and does not forecast the essay with an overview and thesis/theme.
An adequate introduction informs the reader, and an attempt at an overview and thesis/theme is evident.
A comprehensive introduction engages the reader and forecasts the essay with an effective overview and thesis/theme.
Section 2: The Research Process (40%)
This is an exploratory section where the writer makes connections between stages of the research journey.
This section will describe the steps the writer undertook throughout the research journey.
The writer does not portray the narrative in a manner or format that effectively helps the reader to understand the point of the story, or how one event led to another illustrating a clear and coherent research story.
Overall, the writer may or may not include enough details into the narrative to clearly connect to the point of the research story, or to the progression of their process for research. As well, some details may be irrelevant to the writer’s experience.
The writer uses effective exploratory details to outline the point of each stage of the story. The story illustrates a certain and thoughtful research process.
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Section 3: The Discussion (30%)
This section is an analytical re�ection of the research experience.
This section will include a clear statement about the lesson learned during the research journey.
The discussion section does not explore the importance of the overall experience; the lesson learned, or thesis, is not clearly stated or is missing completely.
The discussion section attempts to illustrate the importance of the author’s experience. The lesson learned, or thesis, may need to be clari�ed in some way; it may or may not be disconnected from the events narrated or contradictory.
The discussion section explicitly illustrates the importance or relevance of the author’s experience. The lesson learned, or thesis, is clear and reiterated in a meaningful way.
Language and Style (10%)
Sentence Structure (Grammar) Word Choice/Vocabulary (Redundancy, repetition, awkwardness)
Overall, the writer’s use of language and style lacks development.
Overall, the writer’s use of language and style is pro�cient.
Overall, the writer’s use of language and style is excellent.
Mechanics, Grammar, Punctuation (5%)
Comma errors, comma splices, apostrophe errors, capitalization errors, semicolon errors, colon errors, typos/misspellings
The work is unpolished with 4 or more repetitive grammatical, mechanical, and/or punctuation errors.
The work is somewhat polished with 3 or less repetitive grammatical, mechanical, and/or punctuation errors.
The work appears polished with 2 or less repetitive grammatical, mechanical, and/or punctuation errors.
Formatting (5%)
MLA formatting: Heading (name, assignment name, course name, date), original title, header (page numbers), line-spacing (double- spaced), 1” margins, and 12-point font size. Underlined thesis statement.
3 Sections with subheadings:(1) Introduction, (2) Research Process, and (3) Discussion.
Meets little to none formatting requirements. Meets most formatting
requirements.
Meets all formatting requirements.
The thesis is underlined. If the thesis statement is not underlined, the essay cannot score above a 2.
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