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NHD Research Essay

Multi-Paragraph Essay Rubric: Research Essay

Rubric Code: CCA7C4

By smchristy

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Content
	Emergent 4 pts	Developing 6 pts	Expanding 8 pts	Proficient 10 pts
Introduction	Emergent Introduction does not introduce topic.	Developing Introduction attempts to introduce topic. Points are not obvious. main idea not included	Expanding Introduction introduces topic but is wordy or too specific. main idea presented only	Proficient Introduction is concise and introduces topic in a general but interesting way. main idea and hook included
Organization	Emergent Fails to organize ideas with one long paragraph	Developing Shows some evidence of an organizational plan two paragraphs	Expanding Uses an identifiable<BR> organizational plan with three paragraphs	Proficient Establishes a clear and logical organization with four paragraphs
Z - Evidence and Commentary	Emergent No evidence or details are provided. Commentary is missing or unrelated. No reaction of the article stated	Developing There may be some evidence and commentary, but details are inadequate and comments are missing or repetitive.No reaction of the article	Expanding There is adequate evidence, though some may be missing. Commentary is included, but may not fully support the thesis little reaction to the article	Proficient Evidence and Commentary clearly provide support for the thesis and are interesting and well written gives retain to the article
Research	Emergent Shows little or no research and shows a lack of understanding of the topic.	Developing Did some research and attempted to create use it in the writing.	Expanding Good research is evident and used to explain the topic.	Proficient Presents thorough research and combines the research with own ideas to explain topic well.
Papers mechanics	Emergent Errors are glaring, making the essay difficult to read. Verb tense changes.<BR> Writing is jumbled and confusing.	Developing Flow of writing is hard to follow. <BR> Some minor verb tense errors. Some errors detract from the flow of paper.	Expanding Some errors found but they do not detract from the flow of the paper.<BR> The writing is generally clear, but some sentence structure or vocabulary usage problems.	Proficient Few or no errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.<BR> Strong vocabulary and sentence structure.<BR> Writing is clear and easy to understand.