RUBRIC.docx

Criteria

Novice

Competent

Proficient

Presenting the Subject in a Totally Professional Manner

Grammer, Spelling and Puncuation 30 points

0 to 6 points

7 to 16 points

17 to 25 points

26 to 30 points

Paper has 15 or more grammatical errors or misspellings and is punctuated poorly.

Paper has more than 10 grammatical errors or misspellings and punctuation errors.

Paper has more than 5 grammatical errors or misspellings and few punctuation errors.

Paper has less than 5 grammatical errors or misspellings and is punctuated well.

Subject Knowledge 100 points

0 to 20 points

21 to 40 points

41 to 75 points

76 to 100 points

Paper does not have grasp of information; There are serious flaws in the information presented. Paper must have proper word count.

There are some flaws in the information presented. Paper must have proper word count.

There are no serious flaws in the information presented, but some minor mistakes. Paper must have proper word count.

Paper demonstrates full mastery of the subject. There are no serious flaws in the information presented, and no minor mistakes either. Paper must have proper word count.

Required Sections 30 points

0 to 6 points

7 to 16 points

17 to 25 points

26 to 30 points

Paper has 1 required section or the sections can not be understood well enough to satisfy requirements. Paper must have proper word count.

Paper has 1 to 2 required sections and/or the sections can not be understood well enough to satisfy requirements. Paper must have proper word count.

Paper has 2 to 4 required sections and/or the sections can not be understood well enough to satisfy requirements. Paper must have proper word count.

Paper has all required sections defined well. Paper must have proper word count.

Bibliography 10 points

0 to 0 points

1 to 4 points

5 to 9 points

10 to 10 points

No Bibliography Section

Bibliography section not formatted correctly or with only one source.

Bibliography section not formatted correctly or with two sources.

Paper has several sources in the Bibliography and is formatted correctly.

Title Page 10 points

0 to 0 points

1 to 4 points

5 to 9 points

10 to 10 points

No Title Page

Missing most information on Title Page

Missing some information on Title Page.

Title Page contains, Title, Author, Date, Class and Professor's Name.

Professional Apprentice 20 points

0 to 3 points

4 to 10 points

11 to 19 points

20 to 20 points

Paper not formatted well or inconsistent. May or may not have all of the required sections.

Paper does not include most of the elements. Paper must have proper word count.

Paper has most of the sections, elements and is formatted well. Paper must have proper word count.

Paper is formatted well and has all sections, elements and a Professional appearance. Paper must have proper word count.