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Informative Science Research Paper

Percent of point earned will be given as a grade out of 100 pts.

Rubric Code: ACCW38

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Subject: Science

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Research Paper
	Excellent 10 pts 10 pts	Good 8 pts 8 pts	Poor 5 pts 5 pts	Incomplete 3 pts 3 pts
Quality of research	Excellent 10 pts --Cited 3 or more sources --Sources reliable and properly cited. --Sufficient information provided to support all elements of the body system chosen.	Good 8 pts --Cited 3 sources --Sources mostly reliable. Citation errors minor. --Sufficient information provided to support most elements of the body system chosen.	Poor 5 pts --Failed to cite 3 sources --Source reliability questionable. --Information provided to support some elements of the body system chosen.	Incomplete 3 pts --Absent and ineffective sources --Source reliability not subject to peer review --Information doesn't support any elements of the body system chosen.
Content	Excellent 10 pts --Writer involved with subject, not merely doing an assignment. --Clear and appropriate organization, with effective transitions, introduction, and conclusion that thoroughly explains how the body system chosen works.	Good 8 pts --Organization, transitions, introduction, and conclusion slightly lacking clarity and/or appropriateness. Offers explanation of how the body system chosen works.	Poor 5 pts --Organization, transitions, introduction, and conclusion lacking clarity and/or appropriateness. Offers limited explanation of how the body system chosen works.	Incomplete 3 pts -- Organization, transitions, introduction are poor and do not have clarity and/or appropriateness. Body system not explained.
Persuasive argument	Excellent 10 pts Writer covers all the points below without omission. --Writer uses persuasive argument to convince the audience that the subject is the most important system in the human body. Writer offers evidence from research supporting his/her point. --Writer offers counter point to his/her view to show both sides of the argument.	Good 8 pts Write covers most of the points below. --Writer uses persuasive argument to convince the audience that the subject is the most important system in the human body. --Writer offers evidence from research supporting his/her point. --Writer offers counter point to his/her view to show both sides of the argument.	Poor 5 pts Writer covers at least one of the points below. --Writer uses persuasive argument to convince the audience that the subject is the most important system in the human body. --Writer offers evidence from research supporting his/her point. --Writer offers counter point to his/her view to show both sides of the argument.	Incomplete 3 pts Writer does not make a good argument to support his/her position.
Bibliography	Excellent 10 pts --All sources properly cited in MLA format for both paper and bibliography. -- No more than two errors in format or punctuation.	Good 8 pts --All sources properly cited in MLA format for both paper and bibliography. -- Three to four errors in format or punctuation.	Poor 5 pts --Not all sources properly cited in both paper and bibliography. -- Five to nine errors in format or punctuation.	Incomplete 3 pts --No sources are properly cited in both paper and bibliography. --More than than 10 errors in format or punctuation.
Grammar and Mechanics	Excellent 10 pts --Consistent and appropriate voice. --No spelling errors -- No punctuation or capitalization errors.	Good 8 pts -- Voice mostly consistent and appropriate. --No more than 3 spelling errors. -- Fewer than 3 punctuation or capitalization errors.	Poor 5 pts -- Voice somewhat consistent and appropriate. --No more than 4 spelling errors. -- More than 4 punctuation or capitalization errors.	Incomplete 3 pts --Voice is inconsistent and inappropriate. -- More than 5 spelling errors. -- More than 5 punctuation or capitalization errors.

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Research paper - emphasis on relevance of research

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