Research Paper Rubric

Requirement Possible Points Points Earned

Quality​/​Depth/Interest of Information​: Is it full of interesting

information? Do I want to keep reading? Do you go into
enough depth and fully explain all key ideas? Does it dig
deeply? Are there well chosen quotes and facts? Are they
cited correctly? Is your information from reputable sources? 20 __________

Introduction/Conclusion​: Does it engage the reader, flow well,

give key information, and give us a sense of the main
idea/question? 10 __________

Organization​: Does it have smooth sentence-to-sentence

transitions (good flow)? Does each paragraph focus on one major
topic? Does the order of paragraphs make sense and build to a
“climax”? Are there any ideas out of place? 20 _________

Grammar/Writing Quality​: Are there Standard English errors?

Does it vary the sentence length and structure? Is the word choice
thoughtful? Do you avoid overuse of “to be”? Does the writing
have a clear and compelling voice? Does it avoid cliches, broad
generalizations,and other common traps? Do you use techniques
like imagery, SUCCES, parallel structure, showing instead of
telling, etc.? 30 __________

Your Goals and Matt’s Goals 20 __________

Is it interesting and does it work? 50 __________

Total 150 __________