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Physics Research Report

6th Grade Research Report

Research and report on a specific topic

Rubric Code: B57X4X

By kathy0713

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Research Report
	Doing Great! 3 pts	Could Do Better 2 pts	Needs Work 1 pts
Opening Paragraph Catchy Introduction May include a quote or interesting fact.	Doing Great! Introduction is or includes all of the following: (1) interesting (2) related to thesis (3) thesis statement	Could Do Better Introduction is or includes at least two of the following but not more than two: (1) interesting (2) related to thesis (3) thesis statement	Needs Work Introduction is or includes one of the following but not more than one: (1) interesting (2) related to thesis (3) thesis statement
Thesis Statement Present in introduction.	Doing Great! It is clear and strongly identifies the topic/main idea of report.	Could Do Better It is clear and somewhat supports the topic/main idea of report.	Needs Work Does not clearly identify the topic/main idea of report.
Middle Paragraphs (Body) Topic Sentence with Supporting points Each paragraph covers ONE MAIN POINT.	Doing Great! Most topic sentences are clear and tell what each paragraph is about. Each is well-worded and interesting. There are at least two supporting points per paragraph that relate directly to the topic sentence of the paragraph. These points are well-worded and logical.	Could Do Better Most topic sentences are clear and tell what each paragraph is about. Some of the paragraph supporting points are two but not more than three of the following: (1) related directly to the topic sentence (2) not redundant (3) sufficient in number (4) well-worded.	Needs Work Some topic sentences are missing, or some topic sentences do not match the details of the paragraphs. Most of the paragraph supporting points are any or all of the following: (1) not related directly to the topic sentence (2) redundant (3) insufficient in number (4) not well-worded.
Concluding Paragraph	Doing Great! Conclusion is or includes all of the following: (1) interesting (2) thesis statement reworded (3) a summary of paper (4) a statement of the relevance of the essay.	Could Do Better Conclusion is or includes at least two of the following but not more than two: (1) interesting (2) thesis statement reworded (3) a summary of paper (4) a statement of the relevance of the essay.	Needs Work Conclusion is or includes one of the following but not more than one: (1) interesting (2) thesis statement reworded (3) a summary of paper (4) a statement of the relevance of the essay.
Grammar and Usage Do not use pronouns such as "I" or "we". Use "you" as little as possible.	Doing Great! Very few errors in agreement, verb usage, and sentence structure.	Could Do Better Several errors in any or all of the following: agreement, verb usage, and sentence structure. Errors do not make meaning difficult to understand.	Needs Work Many errors in any or all of the following: agreement, verb usage, and sentence structure. Errors make meaning difficult to understand.
Mechanics	Doing Great! Has a command of grade-level Standard English mechanics (punctuation, capitalization, spelling) (1-2 errors)	Could Do Better Uses grade-level mechanics fairly well (3-5 errors)	Needs Work Does not exhibit an understanding of grade-level mechanics (5+ errors)
Bibliography	Doing Great! Bibliography is present and formatted.	Could Do Better Bibliography is present, but is not formatted.	Needs Work Bibliography is attempted but incorrect (No bibliography is 0 points).
Standardized Format Paper is put into the format described.	Doing Great! Paper is formatted according to specifications.	Could Do Better Paper includes some aspects of format.	Needs Work Paper does not have proper heading, font, paragraph format.

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