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iRubric: 5th/6th Grade Research Project Rubric

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5th/6th Grade Research Project Rubric 6th grade Research project Rubric Students will use this rubric as they write a short research paper about a topic of choice. It will be their grading rubric when the paper is completed. Rubric Code: FXB99B5 By Saraheb316 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Science Research Report Rubric
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 8 pts	Average 7 pts	Fair 6 pts	Poor 5 pts
Informational Content	Excellent All content is relevent or is necessary in order to understand your project topic. All parts of information is included.	Good Most content is relevent or is necessary in order to understand your project topic. Most parts of information is included.	Average Some content is not relevent or is not necessary in order to understand your project topic. Some parts of important information is missing.	Fair Large amounts of content is not relevent or is not necessary in order to understand your project topic. Large parts of important information is missing.	Poor Content is not relevent or is not necessary in order to understand your project topic. Important information is missing.
Sections	Excellent All 9 assigned section are included.	Good	Average	Fair	Poor Less than 9 sections are included.
Document Length Requirements	Excellent 1 paragraph (at least 5 sentences), or more, per section	Good 4-5 sentences per section.	Average 3-4 sentences per section.	Fair 1-2 sentences per section.	Poor Less than 1 complete sentence per section.
Sentence Fluency and Word Choice	Excellent Rhythm and flow feel natural. Varied sentence length and structure invites expressive reading. Excellent word choice.	Good Begins to have flow and rhythm. Strong and varied structure. Oral reading leads to expression in places. Word choice is effective and at times creative.	Average Attempts compound and complex sentences. Parts invite oral reading. Sentences have different beginnings. There are some words that help to enhance meaning.	Fair Some simple sentences. Occasional connecting word use. Oral reading is difficult. Words convey general meaning.	Poor Choppy, incomplete or rambling sentences. Oral reading not possible. Repetitive. Word choice is limited or used incorrectly.
Mechanics (Spelling and Grammar)	Excellent No spelling errors. Accurate punctuation and no grammar errors.	Good Less than 2 spelling errors. No punctuation, grammar, or capitalization errors.	Average 3-5 spelling errors. 1-2 punctuation, grammar, or capitalization errors.	Fair 6 or more spelling errors. 3-5 errors on punctuation and capitalization. 3-5 grammar errors.	Poor 7 or more spelling errors. More than 6 punctuation, capitalization and grammar errors.