Framing the Problem Rubric

CATEGORY 5 4 3 2 1 0
Sources Three Three Two reputable One reputable At least one No
reputable and reputable sources are source is used source is used, Effort
comprehensive sources were used and cited and cited but material is
sources were used and cited correctly. correctly. directly copied
used and cited correctly. Material is Material is and/or is cited
correctly. Material is translated into translated into incorrectly.
Material is translated into student's own student's own
translated into student's own words. words.
student's own words. Sources
words. Sources are recent.
are recent.
Summarization Summary is Summary is Summary skips Summary is Summary No
well written, well written, important confusing or glosses over Effort
covers all covers all information, missing important
important important showing an important details, with
information information incomplete information, little
and details, and details, understanding showing an explanation,
and shows an and shows a of the source. incomplete showing a poor
excellent good understanding understanding
understanding understanding of the source. of the source.
of the source. of the source.
Perspectives The The The The The No
(Environmental, perspective is perspective is perspective is perspective is perspective is Effort
Political, identified identified identified not identified not identified
Economic) correctly, using correctly, using correctly, using correctly, but correctly, or no
several pieces 2 to 3 pieces of 1 to 2 pieces of at least 2 evidence is
of specific specific specific pieces of given to
evidence from evidence from evidence from specific support the
the source to the source to the source to evidence from identification.
support this support this support this the source to
identification. identification. identification. support this
identification.
Scientific Illustrates an Illustrates an Illustrates an Illustrates an Report No
Concepts accurate and accurate accurate accurate illustrates Effort
thorough understanding understanding understanding inaccurate
understanding of most of some of the of little of the understanding
of scientific scientific scientific scientific of scientific
concepts concepts concepts concepts concepts
underlying the underlying the underlying the underlying the underlying the
issue and issue and issue and issue and issue and
sources. sources. source. source. source.
Required All components All components All components Some Several No
components are neatly are organized are organized components components Effort
(Source, organized into into a table, into a table, are missing, are missing,
Citation, a table. but the table but the table is and the table is and the table is
Summary, and Hyperlinks could be messy or hard messy or hard messy or hard
Relation to direct the organized more to read. to read. to read.
perspective) reader to the clearly. Hyperlinks may Hyperlinks are Hyperlinks are
source. Hyperlinks or may not be not included. not included.
direct the included.
reader to the
source.