iRubric: Research PowerPoint 6th rubric

The writer uses only one resource. Facts and ideas are often not expressed in the writer's words or they lack documentation. There is an attempt at a topic sentence. There is no resource list or it is incorrect.

The writer uses only one resource. Facts and ideas are not always documented or expressed in the writer's words. There is an attempt at a topic sentence, but it does not present the main idea. There is an incomplete or incorrect source list.

The writer uses only one resource. Facts and ideas are mostly in the writer's words or quotations are correctly documented. There is a clear topic sentence that attempts to present the main idea. There is a complete source list.

The writer uses at least two sources. Facts and ideas are either in the writer's words or quotations are correctly documented. There is a clear topic sentence that presents the main idea. There is a complete source list.

There are numerous errors in grammar, usage, mechanics, or spelling. Errors take away from the reader's understanding. Sentences are incomplete or run-on sentences.

There are numerous errors in grammar, usage, mechanics, or spelling. Errors interfere with the reader's understanding. Many sentences are incomplete or run-on sentences.

There are few errors in grammar, usage, mechanics, or spelling. Errors do not take away from a reader's understanding. Sentences are all or mostly complete. The writer uses some variety of sentence length.

There are few or no errors in grammar, usage, mechanics, or spelling. Sentences are all or moslty complete. The writer uses a variety of sentence lengths.