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Element Research Paper Element Research Paper Research the elements you were assigned. Use the fact sheet provided to record your research. Make sure you have at least 4 paragraphs. The paragraphs will follow the guidelines provided. The conclusion will wrap up discoveries about your elements. Make sure that you keep track of your sources and put them on a Works Cited (Bibliography) page. Each paragraph should be 4-5 sentences long. Rubric Code: UX4WC68 By taylor789 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Research Paper
	Excellent 25 pts	Good 20 pts	Fair 16 pts	Poor 12 pts
Quality of research	Excellent --Cited 3 or more sources --All information relevant to topic --Sufficient information provided to support all elements of topic.	Good --Cited 2 sources --Sources mostly reliable. Citation errors minor. --Most information relevant to thesis.	Fair --Failed to cite 2 sources --Source reliability questionable. --Some information relevant to thesis.	Poor --Failed to cite sources --Source reliability questionable. --Some information relevant to thesis.
Content	Excellent --Topic interesting,The elements information were on topic and well explained. --Support for thesis complex, complete, & in-depth.	Good --Topic somewhat broad or narrow for the elements, not all facts are covered. --Support for thesis sufficient, but lacking in depth or complexity.	Fair --Element information is poorly explained --Support for thesis barely sufficient, and/or.	Poor --Paper is hard to follow and element information or facts not explained. --Support for thesis barely sufficient, and/or lacks details
Works Cited/Bibliography	Excellent --All sources properly cited in both paper and bibliography. --	Good --All sources properly cited in both paper and bibliography.	Fair --Not all sources properly cited in both paper and bibliography.	Poor Not all sources properly cited in both paper and bibliography.
Plagiarism	Excellent Student's work is original -reliable sources -does not heavily rely on Wikipedia, or other unreliable sources	Good Student's work is not original - relies on paraphrasing -sources are not reliable	Fair Student copies and pastes information with citation	Poor Student's work is merely copied and pasted from sources without citation