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African American Scientist African American Scientist Student will write a 2-3 page essay on a prominent African American scientist. Rubric Code: HX26W52 By scwise Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

African American Scientist
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts	Scoring column (N/A)
Format * typed 2-3 pages<BR> * 1 inch margins<BR> * 12- 14 font size <BR> * double spaced<BR> * Indented paragraphs<BR> * Photograph	Poor Student did not follow 4 to 5 of the 6 format requirements.	Fair Student did not follow 2 to 3 of 6 format requirements.	Good Student did not follow one of 6 format requirement.	Excellent Student fulfilled all 6 format requirements.	Scoring column
Field of Science Discuss and explain your scientist's branch of science. A brief bio	Poor Student mentioned filed of study but did not define.	Fair Student mentioned but barely defined the field of study.	Good Student wrote a little about field of study, but did not describe the field well.	Excellent Student devoted a full paragraph and fully explained the field of study.	Scoring column
Scientific contributions What work did your scientist do? Why are they important to science?	Poor Student mentioned contribution but did not describe.	Fair Student only mentioned one contribution when many contributions were made.	Good Student mentioned and described most contributions but should have included more details.	Excellent Student described all important contributions fully.	Scoring column
Conclusion Identify a quote from your scientist or what someone else said about them? Explain what the quote means to you.	Poor Student has not produced an effective conclusion.	Fair Student produced at least a two sentence conclusion. No quote	Good Student produces a good conclusion but does not mention legacy OR include a quote.	Excellent Students produces a summary statement and includes a quote.	Scoring column
Bibliography Cite your sources in a proper format.<BR> If there are no sources given, this section will be a zero.	Poor Consists of only No source that is not properly documented.	Fair Consists of 0 source properly documented	Good Consists of only 1 sources properly documented OR 1 sources not properly documented.	Excellent Consists of at least 2 sources and they are properly documented.	Scoring column
Total Score	Poor *************<BR> <BR> Row for calculating final score.<BR> <BR> *************	Fair	Good	Excellent	Scoring column