iRubric: Hilbert College English Program Capstone Research Paper rubric

--Cited more than maximum number of required scholarly sources.
--Sources extremely reliable and current.
--Research in-depth and the beyond the obvious, revealing new insights gained.
--Essay could easily be submitted as a writing sample to a graduate school as a highly respectable work of academic research.
--Clearly exceeds scholarly expectations for the English Program's graduating seniors.

--Cited maximum (or more) # of required scholarly sources.
--Sources are reliable and current.
--Research notable, and of extensive depth.
--With some minor revisions, essay could be submitted as a writing sample to a graduate school as a solidly respectable work of academic research.
--Clearly meets and/or goes beyond the scholarly expectations for the English Program's graduating seniors.

--Cited minimum number of required scholarly sorces.
--Source reliablility acceptable although scholarly quality may be lacking at times.
--With fairly extensive revisions, Capstone Project could be submitted as a writing sample for a graduate application.
--Acceptably meets the scholarly research expectations for the English program's graduating seniors, although reflects a sense that student is not fully prepared for rigors of gradate school.

--Failed to cite minimum number of required sources.
--Sources primarily unreliable and not scholarly.
--Primarily surface research.
--Capstone project requires extensive revision to be acceptable for graduation.
--Research quality barely meets the expectations for the English program's graduating seniors.

--Failed to cite minimum # of required sources
--Sources completely unreliable.
--Information interferes with ability of reader to understand paper & does not support topic
--Capstone project far too weak to receive graduate school consideration.
--Project fails to meet minimal expectations for a graduating senior from the English program.
--Student required to complete further scholarly research before graduation is granted.

--Support for thesis complex, complete, & in-depth.
--Extensive sources provided to support all elements of topic.
--in-text citations are highly persuasive, well-placed to support thesis.
--Included skillful use of paraphrases & summaries.
--Extremely clear, well-executed organization with effective introduction, body, transitions, and conclusion that extends initial thesis.
--Clearly answers the "so what?" question.
--Exceeds min/max requirements for # of sou

-- Support for thesis is strong & skillfully planned.
--More than sufficient sources provided to support thesis.
--in text citations support thesis & are well-placed.
--Essay does not rely too heavily on outside sources-includes skillful paraphrases & summaries.
--Impressive, clear organization includes effective introduction, body, transitions, and solid conclusion which generally answers the "so what?" question.
--Meets or exceeds requirements for # of sources and

--Support for thesis is adequate but not fully persuasive.
--Most sources relevant to thesis & supported main topic.
--in text citations are sometimes sparse or essay relies heavily on quoted material, may tend to lack skillful paraphrases & summaries.
--Organization okay but project lacks fully developed introduction, body, transitions, & conclusion.
--Paper could benefit from additional revisions to fully realize thesis.
--Meets minimum requirements for # of sources & p

--Support for thesis insufficient.
--in-text citations often interfere with ability to understand paper or irrelevant to thesis, relies too heavily on outside sources; paper is basically a series of quoted material strung together with occasional, random commentary.
--Poor, missing and/or very undeveloped organization, introduction, body, transitions, and conclusion.
--Barely or fails to meet minimum requirements for # of sources & pages.

--Support for "thesis" is extremely weak or missing completely.
--Organization, introduction, body, transitions, and conclusion all lack depth and coherence.
--in-text citations either do not support thesis and/or submerge students' own writing with quoted material.
--Fails to meet minimum requirements for # of scholarly sources and pages.
--Student required to complete new Capstone project before graduation is granted.

--All sources follow current MLA style guidelines in both paper & Works Cited.
--Contains clear, concise abstract and/or outline if required.
--Almost spotless in terms of errors in current MLA citation conventions..

--All sources properly cited according to current MLA guidelines in both paper and/or works cited.
--Contains a solid, clear, concise abstract and/or outline if required.
--Few, if any, major errors in current MLA citation conventions.

--Most but not all sources properly cited according to current MLA guidelines in both paper and/or Works Cited.
--Contains acceptably clear, concise abstract and/or outline if required.
--Errors in MLA format and/or punctuation are minimal but tend to distract reader and compromise the scholarly quality of Capstone Project.

--Many and/or all sources not properly cited according to current MLA guidelines in both paper & Works Cited.
--Fails to include or fully develop abstract and/or outline if required.
--Numerous errors in MLA citation conventions barely meet minimal expectations for successful completion of Capstone Project.

--No sources properly cited according to current MLA guidelines in both paper & Works Cited.
--Missing abstract and/or outline if required.
--Voluminous errors in current MLA citation conventions made Capstone Project unacceptable.
--Missing abstract and/or outline if required.
--Via complete revision of Capstone Project, student must demonstrate a solid handle on basic MLA citation protocals before graduation is granted.