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RESEARCH PROJECT: Author Research

RESEARCH PROJECT: My Favorite Author's Bookshelf

Author research paper from the period 1600-1900. Your research paper must be 5 pages in length. Page 1 is the title page; page 2-5 is the body of the research paper. The final page is the bibliography or works cited page. The bibliography or works cited page must have at least 6 sources. Describe who the author is, what kinds of things he/she wrote, summarize his/her works, describe his/her life, describe some interesting things about him or her. Please tell in detail what you learned from his or her writing. What are the author's good points? What are his or her bad points? What types of things does he or she emphasize in their writing?

Rubric Code: D686XB

By jholland9

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Research Project
	Below Standard 13 pts	Approaching Standard 16 pts	Meeting Standard 18 pts	Exceeding Standard 25 pts
Information	Below Standard Student does little research but only provides the author's background.	Approaching Standard Student does some research, provides the author's background and some information about literature from the author's literary period.	Meeting Standard Student does research on an author, explains the author's life in detail and provides some information about literature from the author's lifetime.	Exceeding Standard Student does research on the author and explains the author's life in detail. The student also identifies pieces of literature the author could have possibly read based on their research.
Directions	Below Standard Student does not follow the directions and only completes one part of the assignment. Work is not typed.	Approaching Standard Student follows some directions and completes two parts of the assignment. Work is not typed.	Meeting Standard Student follows all directions and completes each part of the assignment. Work is typed.	Exceeding Standard Student follows all directions and completes each part of the assignment in detail. Work is typed.
Content	Below Standard Student provides basic information about the author's life or books/poems read by that author	Approaching Standard Student provides basic information about the author and lists books/poems possibly read by the author	Meeting Standard Student provides information and insight about the author and explores two books/poems written by the author	Exceeding Standard Student provides valuable information and insight about the author and explores four books/poems written by the author along with a critique of each text
Conventions	Below Standard Student has more than 5 grammatical and mechanical errors	Approaching Standard Student has between 3-4 grammatical and mechanical errors	Meeting Standard Student has 1-2 grammatical and mechanical errors	Exceeding Standard Student has no grammatical or mechanical errors

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Research, Author

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