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Dance Research Paper Dance Research Paper Students will complete a research paper on a dancer chosen for them at random. Students should include significant information on their chosen dancer and their dancer's style of dance. The paper should include at least 1 book source, 1 internet source, and 1 source of their choosing. The paper should be 1-2 pages. 1 additional page should be included listing the sources used. This page will not be included in the required length of paper. Rubric Code: YX49597 By dmstanley Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Dance Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Dance Research Paper
	Poor 5 pts	competent/fair 10 pts	Good 15 pts	Exemplary 20 pts
Understanding of Content	Poor Seriously lacking a clear topic, and is not concise	competent/fair Demonstrating adequate topic coverage, and is fairly concise	Good Demonstrating reasonably clear and concise understanding of the topic	Exemplary Demonstrating clear and concise understanding of the topic
organization	Poor -is disorganized or unfocused, resulting in a disjointed or incoherent essay	competent/fair -is generally organized and focused, demonstrating some coherence and progression of ideas	Good -is well organized and focused, demonstrating coherence and progression of ideas	Exemplary -is well organized and clearly focused, demonstrating clear coherence and smooth progression of ideas
Length	Poor Paper is less than half a page.	competent/fair Paper is half to less than full page if typed, or 1 page handwritten.	Good Paper is right under 1 page if typed, and right under 2 pages if handwritten.	Exemplary Paper is appropriate length.
language/grammar	Poor -displays fundamental errors in vocabulary<BR> -demonstrates severe flaws in sentence structure<BR> -contains pervasive errors in grammar, usage or mechanics that persistently interfere with meaning	competent/fair -exhibits adequate but inconsistent facility in the use of language<BR> -has a number of errors in grammar, usage and mechanics that support meaning	Good -exhibits facility in the use of language, using appropriate vocabulary<BR> -is generally free of most errors in grammar, usage and mechanics that strongly support meaning	Exemplary -exhibits skillful use of language, using a varied, accurate, and apt vocabulary<BR> -demonstrates meaningful variety of sentence structure<BR> -is free of most errors in grammar, usage and mechanics that clearly articulate meaning
Sources	Poor Paper has no sources.	competent/fair Paper has 1 source.	Good Paper has 2 sources.	Exemplary Paper has 3 or more sources.