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A two page research paper that is legible, contains complete sentences, uses paragraphs and punctation appropriately, includes an outline and adds to the information presented in Chapters 1 & 2 of our New Jersey books.

Rubric Code: KB8455

By Rjaydee

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5, Undergraduate

Social Studies Research Paper
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Very Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Title Page	Poor There is no title page.	Fair The title page states the title of the paper.	Good The title page states the title of the paper and the student's name	Very Good The title page states the title of the paper, the student's name and the date.	Excellent The title page states the title of the paper, the student's name, the date and is centered.
Subject of Paper	Poor The subject is mentioned in the title.	Fair The subject is mentioned in the title and the subject covers the materials in chapters 1 & 2.	Good The subject is mentioned in the title, the subject covers the material in Chapters 1 & 2 and the subject is developed throughout the paper.	Very Good The subject is mentioned in the title, the subject covers the material in Chapters 1 & 2, the subject is developed throughout the paper, and the writer provides a short papagraph at beginning of paper as to why the group believes this research is important.	Excellent The subject is mentioned in the title, the subject covers the material in Chapters 1 & 2, the subject is developed throughout the paper, and the writer provides a short papagraph at beginning of paper as to why the group believes this research is important. The group includes a conclusion that explains the findings of their research
Writing is legible	Poor I cannot read the paper due to the quality of the handwriting.	Fair Handwriting is legible.	Good Handwriting is legible, letters are well-formed and spacing is adequate	Very Good Paper is typed, punctation is at the end of each line of text.	Excellent Paper is typed, punctation is at the end of each sentence and used appropriately throughout body of paper.
Organization of Paper	Poor Paper is not organized into a beginning, middle and end.	Fair Paper is organized into a beginning, middle and end.	Good Paper is organized into beginning, middle and end, and has transition sentences.	Very Good Paper is organized into beginning, middle and end, has transition sentences, and a main topic for each paragraph.	Excellent Paper is organized into begining, middle and end, has transition sentences, a main topic for each paragraph, and a summary paragraph.