Research Paper A - Excellent
Grading Rubric This paper is exceptionally well
Professor written and organized
Overdevest
Format -title page
-correct margin size
-meets page requirement
-student has clearly seen the work
in person
-title is always italicized
-thesis is in the introduction
-student has emailed a pic of
themselves with the work
Content - introduction moves smoothly
and coherently to the thesis,
which clearly states the paper’s
central point
-ample evidence of art historical
terms or knowledge
-thesis is thoroughly and expertly
argued with examples
-all applicable formal aspects of
the work have been thoughtfully
and thoroughly addressed
-paper has a well-developed
balance of formal aspects and
original discussion, ideas and/or
opinions than a ‘B’ paper
Clarity and -very few if any grammar issues
Style -logical flow of information
- no evidence of monotonous,
superfluous, mechanical, or
repetitive language
-very little/none of the language is
informal
-each well-developed paragraph
has a central topic that relates to
the thesis
Organization - introduction and/or conclusion
summarizes the main points of
the paper and restates the thesis
B - Good
This paper is well written and
organized
-title page
-correct margin size
-meets page requirement
- student has clearly seen the
work in person
-title is always italicized
-thesis is in the introduction
-student has emailed a pic of
themselves with the work
- introduction moves smoothly
and coherently to the thesis,
which is the result of a
thoughtful analysis of the work
-thesis is well supported with
examples
-good evidence of art historical
terms or knowledge
-all applicable formal aspects
of the work have been
thoughtfully and thoroughly
addressed
-paper has a well-developed
balance of formal aspects
original discussion, ideas
and/or opinions than a ‘C’
paper
-few grammar issues
-logical flow of information
- very little of the language is
monotonous, mechanical, or
repetitive
-very little of the language is
informal
-each well-developed
paragraph has a central topic
that relates to the thesis
- introduction and/or
conclusion summarizes the
main points of the paper and
C - Acceptable
This paper fulfills the
requirements and has a few
weaknesses
-title page
-correct margin size
-meets page requirement
-student has clearly seen the
work in person
-title is always italicized
-thesis is in the introduction
-student has emailed a pic of
themselves with the work
-thesis statement is clearly
stated in the introduction and is
supported with examples
throughout the paper
-thesis may lack evidence of a
thoughtful analysis of the work
-evidence of art historical terms
or knowledge
-all applicable formal aspects of
the work are addressed
adequately but may be lacking
in details
-paper has a balance of formal
aspects with original discussion,
ideas and/or opinions of the
student
-some grammar issues
-logical flow of information
- some of the language may be
monotonous, superfluous,
mechanical, or repetitive
-little of the language is
informal
-each paragraph has a central
topic that relates to the thesis
- introduction and/or conclusion
summarizes the main points of
the paper and restates the thesis
D - Poor
This paper has significant
weaknesses
-may lack a title page
-may have incorrect margin size
-page requirements may not be
met, or are close
-student has clearly seen the work
in person
-title may not be italicized
-thesis may not be in the
introduction
-student has emailed a pic of
themselves with the work
-thesis statement may be to broad,
to narrow, or unclear and may not
be supported with examples
throughout the paper
-little evidence of art historical
terms or knowledge
-relies too heavily on discussion
of formal aspects of the work with
little original discussion, ideas
and/or opinions by the student
-unprofessional appearance:
wrinkled, ink issues, etc.
-many grammar issues
-may lack a logical flow of
information
- language may be monotonous,
superfluous, mechanical, or
repetitive
-language may be informal
-paragraphs may lack a central
topic
- introduction and/or conclusion
may not summarize main points
-paragraphs may not use
E - Failing
This paper fails to fulfill one or
more the basic requirements
-lack of title page
-incorrect margin size
-page requirements not met
-little to no evidence of the student
having seen the work in person
-title isn’t italicized
-thesis isn’t in the introduction or is
absent
-student has not emailed a pic of
themselves with the work
-does not have a thesis
-shows little to no evidence of art
historical terms or knowledge
-relies much too heavily on formal
aspects of the work with little/no
discussion by the student
-unprofessional appearance:
wrinkled, ink issues, etc.
-significant grammar issues
-lacking a logical flow of
information
- language is often monotonous,
mechanical, superfluous, or
repetitive
-language is too informal
-paragraphs lack a central idea or
topic
-does not have an introduction
and/or conclusion
-paragraphs do not use transition
 statement
-paragraphs use smooth, coherent
transition sentences
-excellent organization
Proofreading -very few to no type-os and errors
restates the thesis statement
-paragraphs use smooth,
coherent transition sentences
-good organization
-few type-os and errors
statement transition sentences sentences
-paragraphs use transition -little evidence of organization -no evidence of organization
sentences
-evidence of organization
-some type-os and errors -frequent type-os and errors -significant type-os and errors