Gathering Information

/ Excellent / Proficient / Satisfactory / Limited

Planning

/ q student chose a relevant and manageable topic
q student developed a detailed plan to guide research
q student produced a range of questions to answer through research; questions fully addressed the topic / q student chose a relevant topic, and narrowed it down with some help
q student developed an adequate plan to guide research; limited revision to the plan was required
q student produced several questions to answer through research; questions addressed the topic / q student chose a relevant and manageable topic with some help
q student developed an adequate plan to guide research; some revision to the plan was required
q student produced some questions to answer through research; questions addressed the topic somewhat / q student did not choose a relevant or manageable topic even with some help
q student did not develop a plan to guide research, or the plan was still inadequate following revision
q student did not produce questions, or questions clearly do not address the topic

Gathering Information

/ q information is gathered from a wide variety of sources and cited properly
q information and data are recorded accurately / q information is gathered from a sufficient number of sources and an attempt has been made to cite properly
q information and data are recorded with some accuracy / q information is gathered from a limited number of sources and may not be cited properly
q information and data are recorded with limited accuracy / q information is gathered from one source and no attempt has been made to cite properly
q information and data are recorded with little accuracy

Content

/ q relevant information is illustrated through concise explanations, specific details and elaboration
q examples and/or references are used effectively to support ideas / q relevant information is illustrated through explanations, details and some elaboration
q some examples and/or references are used to support ideas / q relevant information is illustrated through explanations and details, but more elaboration is required
q few examples and/or references are used to support ideas / q relevant information is not illustrated through explanations, details or elaboration
q no examples or references are used to support ideas
Organization and Writing / q work is well organized and easily understood
q writing has a logical, effective progression
q writing is detailed, purposeful and meaningful
q terminology is specific and used appropriately
q language complexity is appropriate for the topic
q exemplary time and effort were put into developing the final product / q work is organized and easily understood
q writing has a logical progression
q writing is mostly detailed, purposeful and meaningful
q terminology is used appropriately
q language complexity is mostly appropriate for the topic
q obvious time and effort were put into developing the final product / q work is somewhat organized but further clarification is required
q writing has a somewhat logical progression
q writing is somewhat detailed, purposeful and meaningful, but further elaboration is required
q some terminology is used appropriately
q language complexity is somewhat appropriate for the topic
q recognizable time and effort were put into developing the final product / q work is disorganized and difficult to follow or understand
q writing has an unclear progression
q writing generally lacks detail, purpose and meaning
q terminology is not used appropriately
q language complexity is often inappropriate for the topic
q more time and effort are required to develop the final product
Visual Representations / q visual representations are included (e.g., graphic organizers, charts, tables, posters, pictures, illustrations, slide shows); visuals explain information clearly / q visual representations are included (e.g., graphic organizers, charts, tables, posters, pictures, illustrations, slide shows); visuals explain information / q visual representations are included (e.g., graphic organizers, charts, tables, posters, pictures, illustrations, slide shows); visuals explain information but require further clarification / q visual representations (e.g., graphic organizers, charts, tables, posters, pictures, illustrations, slide shows) are not included or do not clearly explain information

Knowledge and Employability Studio Research/

English Language Arts Assessment Rubric: Research Report 1/2