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Upload Rough Draft of Research Paper Rubric
75 possible points
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Expert
4 points
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Good
3 points
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Adequate
2 points
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Unacceptable
1 point
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APA format
--/10 points
12pt font, Times New Roman
In-text citations include necessary info in parentheses after borrowed material
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APA format includes all components within the APA format standards.
(10 points)
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APA format is missing one components of the APA standards.
(7.5 points)
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APA format is missing two or more components of the APA standards.
(5 points)
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APA format is missing more than five components of the APA standards.
(2.5 points)
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References
--/10 points
Page is titles References and is centered
References are alphabetical
Sources listed are cited at least one time within the body of the paper
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The reference page has no errors.
(10 points)
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The reference page has one error.
(7.5 points)
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The reference page has two or more errors.
(5 points)
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The reference page has more than five errors.
(2.5 points)
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Introduction
--/10 points
Engaging intro gains attention
Includes concise thesis statement that clearly states the main idea
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Introduction strongly conveys topic, subtopic and contains a strong thesis statement.
(10 points)
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The introduction clearly conveys a topic, subtopic and a general thesis statement.
(7.5 points)
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The introduction conveys a topic, vague subtopic, and a general thesis statement.
(5 points)
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Introduction does not convey topics, subtopics and thesis statement.
(2.5 points)
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Body
--/15 points
Meets length requirement of 10 pages minimum.
Each paragraph has a topic sentence
Each paragraph relates to the thesis/topic. Paragraphs are logically organized
Supporting statements are relevant and do not state the obvious
Transitions used between and within paragraphs
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Paper clearly discusses/analyzes topics and subtopics. It is strongly organized with transitions linking all topics.
(15 points)
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Paper discusses/analyzes topics and subtopics and is well organized with clear transitions.
(11.25 points)
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Paper discusses/analyzes topics and subtopics but may be poorly organized; student attempts to provide transitions.
(7.5 points)
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Paper is not logically organized and lacks transitions between sentences and paragraphs.
(3.75 points)
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Conclusion
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Wraps up the paper's main ideas without restating them verbatim
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Conclusion strongly reflects key points and integrates these ideas in the thesis statement.
(5 points)
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Conclusion reflects a strong review of key ideas that clearly relate to the thesis statement.
(3.75 points)
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Conclusion does reintegrate key concepts and reinforces the thesis statement.
(2.5 points)
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Conclusion does not reiterate and support thesis statement.
(1.25 points)
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Style
--/10 points
Formal without being "wordy"
Free of personal pronouns
Free of "you", "me" or "I"
Variety of sentence structures used-fluent
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No errors sentence structure and word usage.
(10 points)
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Almost no errors in sentence structure and word usage.
(7.5 points)
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Many errors in sentence structure and word usage.
(5 points)
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Numerous and distracting errors in sentence structure and word usage.
(2.5 points)
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Grammar
--/15 points
No run-ons or fragments
Verbs agree with subjects
No spelling errors
No homophone errors (bear/bare, weather/whether)
Capitalization is correct
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The paper is virtually free of grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
(15 points)
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Grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors occur rarely in the paper and do not interfere with reading the paper.
(11.25 points)
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Few grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors occur in the paper and do not interfere with reading the paper.
(7.5 points)
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Grammatical errors, punctuation errors, and spelling errors significantly interfere with reading the paper.
(3.75 points)
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