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Research Essay Research Essay Multi-Paragraph Essay Rubric: Research Essay Rubric Code: Z247C48 By aleahcampbell Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Humanities Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Content
	Emergent 4 pts	Developing 6 pts	At Expectectation Level 8 pts	Beyond Expectation Level 10 pts
Introduction	Emergent Introduction does not introduce topic.	Developing Introduction attempts to introduce topic. Points are not obvious.	At Expectectation Level Introduction introduces topic but is wordy or too specific.	Beyond Expectation Level Introduction is concise and introduces topic in a general but interesting way.
Evidence and Commentary	Emergent No evidence or details are provided. Commentary is missing or unrelated.	Developing There may be some evidence and commentary, but details are inadequate and comments are missing or repetitive.	At Expectectation Level There is adequate evidence, though some may be missing. Commentary is included, but may not fully support the thesis.	Beyond Expectation Level Evidence and Commentary clearly provide support for the thesis and are interesting and well written.
Conclusion	Emergent No conclusion is apparent in the essay.	Developing Conclusion may be attempted, but does not summarize or restate thesis.	At Expectectation Level Conclusion provides a summary of supporting points: it is wordy or does not restate the thesis.	Beyond Expectation Level Conclusion is concise and summarizes supporting points: restates the thesis in a new way.
Research	Emergent Shows little or no research and shows a lack of understanding of the topic.	Developing Did some research and attempted to create use it in the writing.	At Expectectation Level Good research is evident and used to explain the topic.	Beyond Expectation Level Presents thorough research and combines the research with own ideas to explain topic well.
Papers mechanics	Emergent Errors are glaring, making the essay difficult to read. Verb tense changes.<BR> Writing is jumbled and confusing.	Developing Flow of writing is hard to follow. <BR> Some minor verb tense errors. Some errors detract from the flow of paper.	At Expectectation Level Some errors found but they do not detract from the flow of the paper.<BR> The writing is generally clear, but some sentence structure or vocabulary usage problems.	Beyond Expectation Level Few or no errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.<BR> Strong vocabulary and sentence structure.<BR> Writing is clear and easy to understand.