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Historical Mathematician Paper

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Rubric Code: V74CB4

By kmthomis

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Subject: Math

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Historical Mathematician Paper
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Absent 0 pts
Grammar and Organization 15 % College Level written organization and grammar.	Excellent Excellent organization with a high level of writing. 0-2 grammatical mistakes.	Good Good organization with a high level of writing. 3-4 grammatical mistakes.	Fair Fair organization with a high level of writing. 5-7 grammatical mistakes.	Needs Improvement Poor organization with a high level of writing. 8-10 grammatical mistakes.	Absent More than 10 grammatical mistakes.
Content 1 15 % Biographical Information	Excellent All required personal information pieces are present and correct. (birthdate, birthplace, year of death, marriage(s), kids, etc.)	Good Missing 1 required personal information piece but all information is correct. OR All required personal information pieces are present but 1 piece is incorrect.	Fair Missing 2 required personal information pieces but all information is correct. OR All required personal information pieces are present but 2 pieces are incorrect.	Needs Improvement Missing 3 required personal information pieces but all information is correct. OR All required personal information pieces are present but 3pieces are incorrect.	Absent No personal information is found within the paper.
Content 2 30 % Math Contributions made by the mathematician.	Excellent All math contributions are present in the paper in a clear, understandable way. Explains why the contribution is important.	Good Missing 1 required math contribution piece but all information is correct. OR All required math contribution pieces are present but 1 piece is incorrect.	Fair Missing 2 required math contribution pieces but all information is correct. OR All required math contribution pieces are present but 2 piece are incorrect.	Needs Improvement Missing 3 required math contribution pieces but all information is correct. OR All required math contribution pieces are present but 3 piece are incorrect.	Absent No reference to math contributions is found within the paper.
Content 3 10 % Interesting information about the mathematician.	Excellent What is found to be interesting by the writer is written in a clear way that demonstrates a high level of writing and understanding.	Good What is found to be interesting by the writer is written in a clear way that demonstrates a mid-high level of writing and understanding.	Fair What is found to be interesting by the writer is written in an unclear way that demonstrates a medium level of writing and understanding.	Needs Improvement What is found to be interesting by the writer is written in an unclear way that demonstrates a low level of writing and understanding.	Absent No interesting information about either the mathematician or mathematics is found within the paper.
Creativity 10 % Paper is written in a creative fashion.	Excellent A high level of creativity is evident and made obvious to the reader.	Good A high level of creativity is evident but is not made obvious to the reader.	Fair A medium level of creativity that is made obvious to the reader.	Needs Improvement A low level of creativity is evident OR the creativity is not at all obvious to the reader.	Absent A general report form is used--no creativity is evident.
Picture of the Mathematician 10 %	Excellent Picture is included.	Good	Fair	Needs Improvement	Absent No picture is included.
Bibliography 10 %	Excellent The bibliography is correctly typed in APA format with more than 5 sources.	Good The bibliography is correctly typed in APA format with 5 sources.	Fair The bibliography is correctly typed in APA format with 4 source. OR The bibliography has 1-2 errors but 4 sources.	Needs Improvement The bibliography is incorrectly typed in APA format with 3 or less sources.	Absent No bibliography is found.

Subjects:

Math

Types:

Writing

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