SCORING GUIDE FOR RESEARCH PAPER

English I

CONTENT (30 points):

Clearly stated thesis with well-elaborated supporting examples, details, facts based on research and appropriate use of internal documentation
  1. Thesis statement with some elaboration
  2. Thesis stated but weakly elaborated
  3. Thesis unclear; cases not elaborated

ORGANIZATION (20 points):

Clear , logical organization with exciting beginning that makes reader want to continue reading, smooth transitions, and successful conclusion
  1. Generally well organized with interesting beginning, good flow, some transitions, and a conclusion
  2. Basically organized and understandable; OK introduction, few transitions, and weak conclusion
  3. Unclear organization, weak introduction, no transitions, no conclusion

VOCABULARY (10 points):

Precise choice of words, absence of slang or inappropriate language

  1. Good
  2. Limited
  3. Unclear

 

FLUENCY AND SENTENCE STRUCTURES (15 points)

  1. Variety of sentence structures, clear1y stated, no fragments or run-ons; use of appropriate conjunctions
  2. Different sentence structures, generally clear, few fragments or run-ons; most conjunctions appropriate
  3. Limited types of sentences, sometimes confusing, some fragments and run-ons,limited use of conjunctions
  4. Poor sentence structures, fragments and run-ons, incorrect use of conjunctions

 

GRAMMAR AND USAGE (10 points)

  1. Essentially free of errors in subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, verb tense
  2. Limited number of errors in subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, verb tense
  3. Substantial number of errors in subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, verb tense Overwhelming number of errors in subject-verb agreement pronoun-antecedent agreement, verb tense

 

MECHANICS (10 points)

  1. Correct use of formats for works-cited page, bibliography, and internal documentation; essentially free of errors in capitalization, punctuation and spelling
  2. Few errors in use of formats for works-cited page, bibliography, and internal documentation; few errors in capitalization, punctuation and spelling
  3. Many errors in use of formats for works-cited page, bibliography, and internal documentation; few errors in capitalization, punctuation and spelling
  4. Excessive errors in use of formats for works-cited page, bibliography, and internal documentation; few errors in capitalization, punctuation and spelling

 

FORMAT (5 points)

MICROSOFT WORD

SET TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS AT 1"

SET DOUBLE SPACING (CONTROL 2)

CENTER THE TITLE IN ALL CAPS

DOUBLE SPACE AFTER THE TITLE

INDENT EACH PARAGRAPH USING THE TAB KEY

USE THE SAME MARGINS FOR THE WORKS CITED PAGE