AAPI

Student: ____________________

Project Grade: /150

Criteria for Evaluation—Research Project Strong Satisfactory Needs Improvement

Comments

TOPIC: The project is about a significant Asian American or Pacific Islander figure, historical or contemporary.

/5

BIOGRAPHY: The project provides a brief biography of the figure in the student’s own words. This biography covers personal and professional aspects of the figure’s life, and provides enough relevant information and context for someone unfamiliar with this person.

/20

RESEARCH: The project uses appropriate, relevant, and reputable sources (syllabus, scholarly, creative, etc).

/20

APPLYING SOURCES & ANALYSIS: The project thoughtfully applies the sources to and analyzes aspects of the figure’s life. The application of sources and analysis is deliberate and appropriate, and demonstrates strong and original insights.

/20

SIGNIFICANCE: The project effectively argues for the figure’s contributions to and/or influence on Asian America; this argument is well-supported by the biography and previous analysis.

/20

CONTEXTS: The project demonstrates a clear and strong understanding of historical, social, intellectual, and/or cultural contexts.

/40

GRAMMAR, etc: The project is coherent and well-organized, free of grammatical and mechanical mistakes, maintains a tone that is appropriate for an academic paper, avoids plagiarism by paraphrasing and quoting accurately, uses MLA in-text citations correctly, and includes a Work Cited page.

/20

VISUAL AID(S): The project provides at least one picture of the figure.

/5

AAST-A101: Research an AAPI Rubric AAPI