Research Paper Rubric s1

Research Paper Rubric

BUSINESS LETTER

A

/

C

Heading, date accurately formatted / Heading, date incorrectly formatted
Inside address accurately formatted / Inside address incorrectly formatted
Salutation accurately formatted / Salutation incorrectly formatted
Body: block format, business tone / Body: block format incorrect, informal tone with errors
Body: required content covered in-depth / Body: required content missing two elements
Complimentary close accurately formatted / Complimentary close incorrectly formatted
Enclosure accurately formatted / Enclosure incorrectly formatted

B

/

D

Heading, date with one error / Heading, date incorrect or missing elements
Inside address with one error / Inside address incorrect or missing elements
Salutation with one error / Salutation missing parts
Body: block format mostly correct, casual tone / Body: block format grossly incorrect, rude tone
Body: required content missing one element / Body: required content missing
Complimentary close with one error / Complimentary close missing parts
Enclosure with one error / Enclosure missing parts
OVERALL BUSINESS LETTER GRADE:
MECHANICS
A / C
no or minute mechanical errors / several mechanical errors
clear organization / little evidence of organization
intelligent vocabulary / common vocabulary
sophisticated sentence structure / repetitious and simple sentences
very effective use of transitions / insufficient transitions
B / D
few mechanical errors / excessive mechanical errors
fair organization / no logical organization
occasional vocabulary that is challenging / poor word choice
attempts sentence variety/style / all simple sentences
good use of transitions / no transitions
OVERALL MECHANICS GRADE:
CITATIONS/MLA FORMAT

A

/ C
all information cited as necessary / frequent information not cited
punctuation of quotations is accurate / punctuation of quotations is backwards, parenthetical information is incorrectly formatted
page set up follows format without error / page set up follows format with several errors
works cited page correctly formatted / works cited page present without perfect formatting and/or missing information
quotations blended into your own words / few quotations blended into your own words

B

/ D
occasional information not cited / most information not cited
punctuation of quotations is backwards / punctuation of quotations is backwards, missing
parenthetical information is incorrect or missing
page set up follows format with minimal errors / page set up does not follow format
works cited page present without perfect formatting / works cited page inaccurate
most quotations blended into your own words / quotations not blended into your own words

OVERALL MLA STYLE GRADE: