Rubric For Research Paper Page 2
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Criteria
Exemplary
Good
Acceptable
Unacceptable
The tone is consistently
The tone is generally professional.
The tone is not consistent-ly
The tone is unprofessional. It
professional and appropriate for
For the most part, it is appropriate
professional or appropriate for
is not appropriate for an
an academic research paper.
for an academic research paper.
an academic research paper.
academic research paper.
Tone
Sentences are well-phrased and
Sentences are well-phrased and
Some sentences are awkwardly
Errors in sentence structure
varied in length and structure.
there is some variety in length and
constructed so that the reader is
are frequent enough to be a
They flow smoothly from one
structure. The flow from sentence
occasionally distracted.
major distraction to the reader.
Sentence
to another.
to sentence is generally smooth.
Structure
Word choice is consistently
Word choice is generally good.
Word choice is merely adequate,
Many words are used
precise and accurate.
The writer often goes beyond the
and the range of words is
inappropriately, confusing the
generic word to find one more
limited. Some words are used
reader.
Word Choice
precise and effective.
inappropriately.
The writing is free or almost
There are occasional errors, but
The writing has many errors, and
There are so many errors that
free of errors.
they don't represent a major
the reader is distracted by them.
meaning is obscured. The
Grammar,
distraction or obscure meaning.
reader is confused and stops
Spelling,
reading.
Writing
Mechanics
(punctua-tion,
italics, capitali-
zation,etc.
Paper is the number of pages
Paper has more or fewer pages
specified in the assignment.
than specified in the
Length
assignment.
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