iRubric: English 4 Research Paper rubric

* Introduction and thesis well stated and fully developed
* Topic sentences support thesis
* Concluding sentences fully summarize topics
* Conclusion summarizes main ideas and restates thesis.

* Thesis or introduction well stated however one is not fully developed
* Most topic sentences support thesis
* Concluding sentences summarize topics
* Conclusion mostly summarizes main ideas or restates thesis

* Thesis is adequate
* Introduction not fully developed
* Topic sentences partly support thesis
* Concluding sentences adequately summarize topics
* Conclusion partly summarizes main ideas or restates thesis

* Thesis is awkward, confusing or absent
* Introduction does not outline essay
* Few topic sentences support thesis
* Concluding sentences poor or absent
* Conclusion does not summarize main ideas or restate thesis

* 3 or more sources provided
* 2 or more pieces of evidence supporting each topic sentence and thoroughly developed
* Evidence provides excellent support for ideas presented<BR>
* Evidence properly cited
* Annotated bibliography properly completed.

* Minimum of 8 sources provided
* Minimum of 2 pieces of evidence supporting each topic sentence and mostly developed
* Evidence provides good support for ideas presented
* Evidence properly cited
* Annotated bibliography properly completed

* Less than 8 sources provided
* Only 1 piece of evidence supporting each topic sentence and partly developed
* Evidence somewhat supports ideas presented
* Most evidence properly cited
* Most of the annotated bibliography properly completed

* Less than 8 sources provided
* Zero or 1 piece of evidence supporting each topic sentence and partly developed
* Evidence does not support ideas presented
* Evidence not properly cited
* Annotated bibliography not properly completed or absent

* 4 or more paragraphs including the introductory paragraph, at least 2 body paragraphs, and the concluding paragraph
* 12 point plain font
* Double spaced
* Each paragraph indented
* First page correctly formatted with title, student's name, teacher's name, class, and date.
* Header on all pages except the first with student's last name and page number

* Minimum of 4 paragraphs including the introductory paragraph, 2 body paragraphs, and the concluding paragraph
* Readable font
* Double spaced or indented, but not both
* First page correctly formatted with 3-4 of the following: title, student's name, teacher's name, class, and date.
* Header on most pages with student's last name and page number

* Fewer than 4 paragraphs including the introductory paragraph, 2 body paragraphs, and the concluding paragraph
* Font difficult to read
* Not double spaced or indented
* First page correctly formatted with 1-2 of the following: title, student's name, teacher's name, class, and date.
* Header on every page or most pages with student's last name OR page number

* Has 3 or fewer paragraphs<BR>
* Font difficult to read<BR>
* Not double spaced or indented<BR>
* No header on first page
* No header on other pages