Research Paper Evaluation Rubric 100 Points

Historical Needs Adequate Good Excellent

Quality Improvement
(60%)
- majority of info used - the majority of info - all info used is correct - all info used is correct
1. Historically has been used is correct with a with only one and used appropriately
accurate misinterpreted/used couple of misrepresentation or
incorrectly or misrepresentations misinterpretation
appropriately or is not or misinterpretations
relevant to the topic
- little to no analysis - some use of - inconsistent use of - gives clear
2. Show analysis evident analysis and analysis and explanations for each
and - mostly restatements interpretation interpretation piece of info correctly
interpretation of evidence or - very inconsistent - most is explained - explains why/how on
summaries of content and much of well and clearly consistent basis for
- thesis is simplistic “analysis” does not - little incorrectly each piece of info
and basic with no actually match/make analyzed correctly
analysis included logical sense -thesis has some -thesis contains clear
-thesis has hint of analysis analysis
analysis and might
be simplistic
3. places topic - writing contains no - writing has only - writing includes some - writing includes clear
in historical description of the hint of the context in description of context description of historical
context historical context in which topic is set in which topic is set context in which topic
which the topic is set is set
4. shows wide - fewer than 6 sources - at least 6 sources - more than 7 sources - more than 10 sources
research were used were used in paper were used in paper were used in paper
5. uses available - most to all sources - few primary - many primary - several primary and
primary sources were secondary sources were mixed sources were used secondary sources
sources (few if any with the secondary with various were used
primary sources were sources used in viewpoints
used) paper
6. research is - research incorporated - research - research - research incorporated
balanced in paper from only 1-2 incorporated in incorporated in paper in paper from many
kinds of sources paper from only print from some different kinds of sources: print,
and Internet sources kinds: print, Internet, Internet, interview,
graphics video, graphics, other

Relation to Needs Adequate Good Excellent

Theme Improvement
(20%)
1. Clearly relates - does not - attempts to - communicates - clearly
topic to theme communicate communicate relationship between communicates
relationship between relationship between topic and theme relationship between
topic and theme topic and theme topic and theme
2. demonstrates - does not - attempts to - demonstrates - clearly
significance of topic demonstrate demonstrate significance of topic demonstrates
in US history and significance of topic significance of topic in US history and significance of topic
draws conclusions in US history or draw in US history and draws conclusions in US history and
any conclusions draws conclusions draws conclusions

Clarity of Needs Adequate Good Excellent

Presentation Improvement
(20%)
1. Paper is original, - paper has multiple - paper has minor - paper is mostly - Paper is original,
clear, appropriate, issues with many of issues with only original, appropriate, clear, appropriate,
organized, and well- the following: ONE of the following: organized and organized, and well-
presented originality, originality, presented presented
appropriateness, appropriateness,
 organization, organization,
presentation presentation
2. Text is clear, - contains more than - contains at least - almost all of the - Text is clear,
grammar and one mistake in one mistake in following are clearly grammar and
spelling is correct; spelling, title page, spelling, title page, done: Text, spelling is correct;
paper is neatly works cited page, or works cited page, or grammar, spelling, paper is neatly
prepared graphics graphics neat prepared
Final Draft Notes:
___ 1. late one calendar day – 15% of final mark
___ 2. late two calendar days – 30%
___ 3. late more than two calendar days – 100% (this means turning it in on March 5th or later)
___ 4. missing title page – 20%
___ 5. missing works cited page – 100%
___ 6. missing at least one required source on works cited or in paper itself – 50%
___ 7. more than two mistakes in formatting/grammar/MLA style on works cited page – 20%
___ 8. not submitting final draft to turnitin.com by due date and time (considered late even if
hard copy is given in class)
___ 9. one or more instances of plagiarism - automatic zero for the assignment and the HS Office
and parent are notified
___ 10. submitted before 28 Feb 08 + 10% added to final mark