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iRubric: Mini Research Project Rubric

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Mini Research Project Rubric Rubric Code: A78W75 By Rachelstone Draft Public Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 6-8

Mini Research Project
	NY 1 pts	DV 2 pts	ME 3 pts	EE (N/A)
Good Question/Topic	NY Irrelevant topic or question	DV Relevant but unclear question or topic	ME Clear, focused, relevant question or topic.	EE Clear, focused, relevant question or topic. Research generates additional, related questions and research.
Effective use of search terms	NY	DV	ME	EE
Assessing Sources	NY No assessment of sources Uses sites like ask.com or wiki.answers.com	DV Uses basic indicators like .org or .com to assess the credibility of a source.	ME Uses a variety of factors to asses a source. WHO (author is listed and has qualifications) WHAT (kind of site) WHERE (domain name is .edu, .gov, .org, .net) WHEN (updates) WHY (does the page exist?) (look for tone, bias, perspective, objective) HOW (evidence, references, links, sources) website name and url domain name (preferred: .edu, .gov, .org, .net) author and qualifications date/updated evidence, references tone, bias	EE Uses a variety of factors to asses a source for credibility and accuracy website name and url domain name author and qualifications date/updated evidence, references tone, bias comparison to previous knowledge or other searches
Quotes and paraphrases	NY No quotes or too many quotes. Quotes are not cited? - this is plagiarism! Notes are a mix of a source's words or sentence structure and your own? - This is plagiarism!	DV Too much reliance on quotes. Quotes are properly cited. Paraphrases in own words. Spelling and grammar problems in quotes and paraphrasing.	ME Uses quotes when the language is powerful, unique, etc. Quotes are properly cited. No spelling or grammar problems in quotes and paraphrasing.	EE Uses quotes when the language is powerful, unique, etc. Quotes are properly cited. Paraphrases are clear and coherent, using varied vocabulary and sentence structure.
Bibliograpy	NY No bibliography or record of sources.	DV Some bibliographic information but not in proper format.	ME Proper format for citation with one error.	EE Proper format with zero errors.