Border Lands

A (Exemplary)

B (Acceptable)

C (Developing)

D (Minimal)

Authority of sources

(Students will be able to select sources whose authority is appropriate to the research topic)

All sources have a level of authority that fits both the research topic and assignment parameters.  Additional, incorporated sources that reflect multiple (especially unexpected) types of authority

All sources have a level of authority that fits both the research topic and assignment parameters

Some/many sources have a level of authority that fits both the research topic and assignment parameters.

Most/many sources lack a level of authority that fits the research topic and assignment parameters.

Multiple perspectives

(students will be able to incorporate multiple perspectives)

Student not only selected sources that reflect multiple perspectives, but also incorporated sources that represented less traditional perspectives or perspectives contrary to their own point of view.

Student selected sources that reflect multiple perspectives.

Student selected sources that mostly reflect a single perspective

Student selected sources that only reflect a single perspective

Intellectual property rules

(students will be able to follow intellectual property rules and standards)

Student always provides proper attribution for sources and makes very few/no errors in citations & bibliography, even when dealing with less common source types

Student always provides proper attribution for sources and makes only occasional errors in citations or bibliography.

Student provides proper attribution for sources, but makes frequent errors in citations or bibliography.

Student does not always provide proper attribution for sources, or does not use the selected citation style consistently.

Sources match assignment requirements

(Students will be able to locate *sufficient sources that are timely and appropriate to assignment parameters)

*minimum is 20

Student exceeded the minimum number of sources required and found a wide variety/specific types of sources in keeping with assignment’s requirements.

Age of all sources are very appropriate to topic and requirements.

Student met, but did not exceed, the minimum number of sources and variety/type requirement.

Age of sources are generally appropriate to topic and requirements.

Student met either the minimum number of sources requirement or the variety/type requirement, but not both.

Age of some sources are not appropriate to topic and requirements.

Student did not meet the minimum number of sources required and did not find a variety of sources in keeping with the assignment.

Age of many sources are not appropriate to topic and requirements.