Research+Essay+Rubric

No fragments or comma splices, s/v agreement, general comma usage, etc… || **   10   **  ||   ||   Use of periods, commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, semi-colons, hyphens, dashes, ellipses…   ||  **   10   **  ||   || The use of compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences is appropriate and grammatically correct. || **   10   **  ||   ||   Pronoun references (antecedents) agree with their subject, no ambiguous pronouns are present; no use of first or second person pronouns (I, me we, you, your, etc…)   ||  **   10   **  ||   || Creates engagement, reader interest, implements introductory writing strategies  ||  **   10   **  ||   || Grammatically correct, statement of analysis, takes a position, clear indication of objectives to be discussed  ||  **   15   **  ||   || Clear paragraphs with topic sentences, avoids summary of facts when possible, is organized in a sensible, meaningful way; paragraphs are presented in context of thesis statement; Discussion topics could include: relevant, accurate societal & historical information, interesting facts; Recognizably influenced by one of the 4 C’s: curiosity, career, concern, or community  ||  **   40   **  ||   || Reiteration of thesis, obvious reflection, strives for relevancy in modern world  ||  **   10   **  ||   ||
 * Research Essay Rubric  **
 * || **  Points Possible  **  ||  **  Points Earned  **  ||
 * **  MLA Format & Research   ** ||     ||   ||
 * 12 point font, header, name, original & meaningful title, format, borders  ||  **   5   **  ||   ||
 * REAL Notes pages, 2 from conference, 1 additional   ||  **   15   **  ||   ||
 * The inclusion of ** three ** citations; the citations are well distributed and analyzed, citations selected are relevant to the thesis statement presented, not contrived  ||  **   25   **  ||   ||
 * Parenthetical documentation  ||  **   10   **  ||   ||
 * Works cited page   ||   **  10  **    ||   ||
 * ** Grammar & Mechanics  **   ||       ||   ||
 * **  Basic mechanics   **
 * **  Punctuation and other end marks   **
 * **  Sentence combining and variety   **
 * **  Pronoun reference problems   **
 * **  Structure & Content   ** ||       ||   ||
 * ** // Introduction  // **
 * ** // Underlined  // **//  ** thesis **   //
 * ** // Body  // **//  (8 paragraph minimum)  //
 * ** // Conclusion  // **
 * **  Presentation   ** ||     ||   ||
 * Eye contact, speak clearly, includes at least one image that represents the paper’s purpose. (use of projector   ||  **   20   **  ||   ||
 * ** Total Points:  **    ||  **   200   **  ||   ||