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Biography of a female scientist 
Female scientists in the movies
FYS Writing Assignment 4
Rubric Code: MCA786
By alexanr
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Subject: (General)  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Powered by iRubric Biography of a female scientist
  Poor

2 pts

Fair

4 pts

Good

6 pts

Excellent

8 pts

Outstanding

10 pts

Personal life

Poor

Not able to find any personal information.
Fair

The description gets too wordy about relatively minor parts of her life.
Good

The description is thorough but not in a way that would lead to relevant topics in our class.
Excellent

The description of her personal traits are comprehensive without being too wordy.
Outstanding

The female scientist is not only described, but this part of the paper sets the stage for connections to class themes.
Scientific field

Poor

Only a superficial treatment of her work is presented.
Fair

Some description of her scientific work is described but it's not clear the writer understands it well.
Good

Her work is clearly described for a general audience.
Excellent

Her work is described in a way that makes it clear why she should be studied. Her work is compared to that of other scientists we have studied.
Outstanding

Her scientific contributions are presented in the context of other research advancements of the time period. If available, one of her original scientific articles is presented.
Barriers to success

Poor

The paper does not say whether she had any obstacles or barriers to overcome.
Fair

Any challenges are described in only general terms. It is clear from her story that she overcame barriers or bias but these are not pointed out as such in the paper.
Good

Her barriers and how she overcame them are included in a cursory manner with no specific examples.
Excellent

Her obstacles are described with examples, but no analysis is included as to whether these were typical for other women at the time or how she overcame them.
Outstanding

The scientist's challenges and how she overcame them are described with specific examples, including how these fit in the historical context of other barriers or discrimination. Does this fit with general bias as we have talked about in class?
Relevance to course

Poor

The connection to course material is unclear.
Fair

The connection to course material is weak or underdeveloped.
Good

The scientist has features relevant to course themes but they are not clearly integrated in the paper.
Excellent

Minimal connections are made between the scientist and class themes or discussions.
Outstanding

Elements of prior class readings or discussions are included with specific comparison the object of your biography subject to another female scientist.
Writing mechanics

Poor

Multiple components of a good paper are missing. Writing is of very poor quality. Extraneous material is added to pad the paper.
Fair

Significant number of misspelled words or typos. Incomplete sentences. No evidence the paper has been proofread.
Good

Numerous run-on sentences or unclear passages. Too much emphasis is placed on recounting the subject's life story chronologically.
Excellent

All components are present but there could be improvement in writing clarity or style. Sentences are long or too many dependent clauses are included.
Outstanding

The paper is cleanly written with essentially no grammatical or spelling errors. There is a logical progression of thought and clear conclusion.



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  • Movies, female scientists, perceptions


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