Research Paper Grading Guidelines

Late papers – 10pts. Reduction per day – no excuses

** if absent – have someone else bring it to school or e-mail it; the paper is still

due on the due date.

Students must also submit papers to Turnitin.com on the assigned due date;

late submissions to this source will result in a 10 pts. per day reduction of

grade.

Papers with more than 10% plagiarism will result in a zero grade. Students

are not allowed to turn in the final copy on the due date with more than

acceptable plagiarism and resubmit their papers when the plagiarism problem

is correct. Once the final day arrives, the paper submitted is the one that will

be graded. Papers may be submitted repeatedly during the prior week before

the final draft is due. The paper you submit on the due day should represent

the students’ own personal work. If rough drafts are required to be submitted

to turnitin.com, a 20% plagiarism level is still acceptable, but only one

submission is allowed on rough drafts.

No footnotes or documentation = 0

No bibliography page = 0

Not enough sources with authentic page numbers = -20pts. for each one missing – off the

top

** an encyclopedia or reference book or online computer site all represent one source

Content grade

Outside of class writing rubrics will be use to grade the content portion of the paper. See attachment.

Mechanics

Abstract = when used =15pts

Title page =20pts

Bibliography page =20pts

Using sources on footnotes that are not listed on the Bib. Page =20pts each

Footnotes or citations = 10pts each

No footnote to support a bibliographic listing =20pts each

Punctuation within the footnotes = 2pts each

Page numbering = 10pts

Incorrect margins = 10 to 20 pts

Arrangement of paper—i.e. title page, body, reference =10pts

2 inch line (when used) = 10 pts

Title on first page of body (when used) = 5 pts.

Variation of notes when directed= 10pts

The content grade and the mechanics grade are averaged together to form the final grade that is weighted 9 times.