Honors World War II Research Paper Rubric
Criteria Exemplary
Introduction: clearly sets up the
paper with an explicit thesis &
Intro & outline of the following topics,
provides contextualization of the
Conclusion topic.
Conclusion: Synthesizes the whole
paper, restates thesis clearly, and
provides a closing thought. (20)
Paper has at least three supporting
paragraphs with different subtopics,
which are all explicitly connected to
overarching topic. Each paragraph
has a clear topic and is focused.
Body of Paper Provides both description and
analysis of research (analyzes,
evaluates, and/or creates
information). Overall the paper is
richly supported with many relevant
facts, examples, & details. (60)
There is a separate page for the
Bibliography bibliography and it follows perfect
MLA format. (10)
Any information that clearly did not
Citations come from the student is cited.
Throughout the paper all citations
are correctly used. (5)
Additional Point Earned (5)
o Excellent writing: no proofreading errors, smooth transitions, and easily
understood points
o More than 4 excellent and varied sources.
Additional Comments:
Good
Introduction: has thesis and outlines
information, provides some
contextualization.
Conclusion: Synthesizes the whole
paper, but may not provide a
closing thought. (18)
Paper has at least three supporting
paragraphs with different subtopics,
which are all connected to
overarching topic, even if not clearly
stated how. Each paragraph has a
different topic and is focused.
Provides mainly description of
research, but has some analysis.
Overall the paper is supported with
relevant facts, examples, and
details. (52)
There is a separate page for the
bibliography, but has some
formatting problem (ie: not
alphabetical order). (8)
Most information is cited, may
have a couple errors in formatting.
(4)
Possible Points Lost
o 1 point off per spelling OR glaring grammatical error
Total out of max 90: _____________ X 2 = ____________ / 200
Acceptable
Introduction: has a vague
thesis, may not outline coming
topics, and doesn’t provide
solid contextualization.
Conclusion: Provides a brief
overview of paper and has
vague restatement of thesis.
(15)
Paper has at least three
supporting paragraphs, which
are all connected to
overarching topic, even if not
clearly stated how. Paper
provides primarily a description
of research. Paper includes a
few relevant facts and details,
may include some inaccuracies.
(45)
There is not a separate page
for the bibliography OR it is on
a separate page but doesn’t
correctly follow MLA format.
(6)
Paper does not cite anything
but quotes. OR citations are
incorrectly formatted. (2)
Unacceptable
Introduction: thesis is hard to find,
may not outline coming topics, and
doesn’t provide clear background
of topic.
Conclusion: Provides a brief
overview of paper. (10)
Paper has at least three
supporting paragraphs, which may
not all be connected to overarching
topic. Paper has description of
information but lacks depth,
analysis, or understanding. Uses
very few relevant facts or
examples, and may misuse
information. (40)
There is a works cited page, but
does not follow MLA format at all.
(4)
The citations are vastly incorrect
making reading and
comprehending difficult. (0)