Rubric Assignment: Research Report Rough Draft (30 points) Criterion Exemplary (27-30 points) Proficient (23-26 points) Emerging (18-22 points) Not Evident (0-17 points) Score and Comments Elements of a Research Paper contains an Paper contains an Paper has a weak Paper is missing Score: Report introduction, thesis, body introduction, thesis, body introduction, thesis, body significant structural Comments: paragraphs with subtopic paragraphs with topic paragraphs, and/or elements. No main idea Write a research report sentences, and a sentences, and a conclusion. Main idea or is present. Body that has an introductory conclusion. Introduction conclusion. Introduction thesis is not clear. Body paragraphs lack subtopic paragraph with a strong grabs a reader’s attention presents the main idea of paragraphs are missing sentences and thesis statement, body and presents the main the paper but fails to grab strong subtopic supporting evidence. paragraphs that support idea of the paper; body the reader’s attention; sentences and/or Conclusion is ineffective the thesis, and a paragraphs support each body paragraphs support supporting evidence. or not present. concluding paragraph subtopic with significant subtopics but don’t use Conclusion does not that restates the thesis evidence from the text. adequate evidence from encourage the reader to and summarizes main Conclusion summarizes the text. Conclusion think critically. points. the main ideas of the summarizes the main Points Possible: 10 essay and encourages ideas of the essay but the reader to think does not encourage the critically. reader to think critically about the information presented.
Rubric Assignment: Research Report Rough Draft (30 points) Criterion Exemplary (27-30 points) Proficient (23-26 points) Emerging (18-22 points) Not Evident (0-17 points) Score and Comments Elements of a Research Report Write a research report that has an introductory paragraph with a strong thesis statement, body paragraphs that support the thesis, and a concluding paragraph that restates the thesis and summarizes main points. Points Possible: 10 Paper contains an introduction, thesis, body paragraphs with subtopic sentences, and a conclusion. Introduction grabs a reader’s attention and presents the main idea of the paper; body paragraphs support each subtopic with significant evidence from the text. Conclusion summarizes the main ideas of the essay and encourages the reader to think critically. Paper contains an introduction, thesis, body paragraphs with topic sentences, and a conclusion. Introduction presents the main idea of the paper but fails to grab the reader’s attention; body paragraphs support subtopics but don’t use adequate evidence from the text. Conclusion summarizes the main ideas of the essay but does not encourage the reader to think critically about the information presented. Paper has a weak introduction, thesis, body paragraphs, and/or conclusion. Main idea or thesis is not clear. Body paragraphs are missing strong subtopic sentences and/or supporting evidence. Conclusion does not encourage the reader to think critically. Paper is missing significant structural elements. No main idea is present. Body paragraphs lack subtopic sentences and supporting evidence. Conclusion is ineffective or not present. Score: Comments:
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