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Research Paper Rubric - 9-12

Research Paper Rubric - English Senior, Junior, and Sophomor

General Rubric for English Paper

Rubric Code: C666AX

By thenelson6

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

General English Paper
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 2 pts
Structure	Excellent Introductory paragraph is well stated and draws interest. Facts/figures are clear and work well. Body of paper is well organized with a good flow from one point to the next. Conclusion is clear and summarizes the paper effectively.	Good Introductory paragraph is somewhat clear and maintains interest. Facts/figures are stated but unorganized. Body of paper is confusing and not laid out well. Conclusion is fairly clear and/or summarizes paper.	Fair Introductory paragraph is not clear and has little interest. Facts/figures are confusing and disorganized. Body of paper not organized and does not flow from one point to the next. Conclusion is minimally clear.	Poor Introductory paragraph in unclear or confusing. Facts/figures used do not support paper/ Body of paper is confusing and has no organization. Conclusion not clear and does not summarize paper.
Content	Excellent Student stays on topic with good support and focus. Other facts strongly back up main idea. Student's voice is clearly heard; student clearly expresses his/her ideas on the topic.	Good Student has topic and support for topic with unclear focus.Uses some facts to back up main idea expresses his/her ideas on the topic and interprets the support details	Fair student sometimes expresses his/her ideas on the topic and interprets the support details	Poor student sometimes expresses his/her ideas on the topic and interprets the support details
Citations	Excellent Minimum of 3 for sophomore and 5-7 for junior and senior citations provided; alphabetized; works cited page cited properly; parenthetical citations properly done; each works cited is reflected in the text; parenthetical citations provide excellent support for ideas presented	Good Minimum of 3 for sophomore and 5-7 for junior and senior citations provided; alphabetized; works cited page cited properly; parenthetical citations properly done; each works cited is reflected in the text; parenthetical citations provide adequate support to ideas presented	Fair Less than 3 citations for sophomores and 5-7 for junior and senior provided; not alphabetized; works cited page cited properly; parenthetical citations properly done; each works cited is reflected in the text; parenthetical citations provide adequate support to ideas presented	Poor Less than 3 citations for sophomore and 5-7 for junior and senior provided; not alphabetized; works cited page not cited properly; parenthetical citations improperly done; each works cited is not reflected in the text; parenthetical citations provide adequate support to ideas presented
Grammar/Spelling	Excellent 1-2 errors in grammar and spelling; good sentence variety; appropriate word choice;	Good 3-5 errors in grammar and spelling; good sentence variety; appropriate word choice;	Fair 6-8 errors in grammar and spelling; some sentence variety; appropriate word choice;	Poor 9 or more errors in grammar and spelling; some sentence variety; basic word choice;
Format	Excellent Name,Date,Assignment on upper left corner. Title centered on page 12 point font; correct font; minimum page requirements met; double spaced; two spaces after each sentence.	Good Outline page, lacks minimum of two text pages, works cited page; 12 point font; font is not plain; double spaced	Fair Outline page, lacks minimum of two text pages, works cited page; 12 point font; font is not plain; double spaced	Poor Outline page, lacks minimum of two text pages, works cited page; font larger than 12 point; font is not plain; double spaced

Keywords:

research paper

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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