iRubric: APA College Research Paper rubric

--Topic includes all aspects of the project, of appropriate breadth for length of paper & an appropriate topic for research.
--Contains clear and concise abstract, subtitles, and resources page
--Support for thesis complex, complete, & in-depth.
--10 or more in text citations are used to support the thesis.
--Writer involved with subject, not merely doing an assignment.
--Clear and appropriate organization, with effective transitions, introduction, and conclusion.

--Topic includes most aspects of the project, of appropriate breadth for length of paper & an appropriate topic for research.
--Contains somewhat clear and concise abstract, subtitles, and resources page
--Support for thesis sufficient, but lacking in depth or complexity.
-- Less then 10 in text citations are used to support the thesis.
--Organization, transitions, introduction, and conclusion slightly lacking clarity and/or appropriateness.

--Topic includes some aspects of the project, of semi appropriate breadth for length of paper & a topic is partially clear.
-- Only 5-7 in text citations used to support thesis
--Missing abstract, but includes subtitles, and resources page
--Organization, transitions, introduction, and conclusion lacking clarity and/or appropriateness.

--Topic unclear and includes no aspects of the project, of inappropriate breadth for length of paper.
--Missing abstract, subtitles, and resources page
--Support for thesis insufficient.
--No organization, transitions, introduction, and no conclusion

--All sources properly cited in both paper and bibliography.
-- No errors in format or punctuation.

--All sources properly cited in both paper and bibliography.
-- Very few errors in format or punctuation.

--Not all sources properly cited in both paper and bibliography.
-- Errors in format or punctuation do not compromise the ideas of the paper.

--Not all sources properly cited in both paper and bibliography.
-- Errors in format or punctuation make ideas unclear.