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Element Research Paper 
Informative Project Research MLA Paper
Research 3 elements of your choice. Make sure you have at least 5 paragraphs. The first paragraph should be your introduction. The next three paragraphs will be about a different element. 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: DXX2C9B
By ande7881
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Subject: Science  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Excellent

60 pts

Good

50 pts

Fair

40 pts

Poor

25 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,Three elements chosen are on topic and well explained.

--Support for thesis complex, complete, & in-depth.
Good

--Topic somewhat broad or narrow for the elements, not all three are covered.

--Support for thesis sufficient, but lacking in depth or complexity.
Fair

--Element history is poorly explained

--Support for thesis barely sufficient, and/or.
Poor

--Paper is hard to follow and elements are not explained.

--Support for thesis barely sufficient, and/or
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.
Flow of paper

Excellent

--Consistent and appropriate voice.

-- Sophisticated and precise word choice.
Good

-- Voice mostly consistent and appropriate.

-- Fairly effective word choice.
Fair

-- Voice somewhat consistent and appropriate.

-- Correct word choice.
Poor

-- Voice somewhat consistent and appropriate.

-- Correct word choice.
Plagiarism

reliance upon sources
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



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