"Success in life is a matter not so much of talent as of concentration and perserverance." ~ C. W. Wendte ~

STUDENT CHECKLISTS AND RUBRICS

Category	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Needs Improvement
Understanding of Topic	The team clearly understood the topic and presented their point of view forcefully and convincingly.	The team clearly understood the topic and presented their point of view well.	The team seemed to understand the topic and knew their point of view.	The team did not seem to understand the topic and/or did not present their point of view.
Presentation Style	The team consistently used gestures, eye contact, voice and enthusiasm in a way that kept the audience interested.	The team usually used gestures, eye contact, voice and enthusiasm to try and keep their audience's attention.	The team sometimes used gestures, eye contact, and appropriate voice to keep their audience's attention.	One or more of the members did not use body language or style to keep the audience's attention. Someone may have been a distraction.
Information	The team presented information that fully and accurately supported their point of view. The information was clear and logical.	The team presented information that accurately supported their point of view. The information was generally clear and logical.	Most of the information accurately supported their point of view. There may have been some mistakes or some things that were not clear.	The information did not accurately support the team's point of view and/or the information did not make sense.

Research Paper Your evaluation on the research paper will be based on several parts. You will be evaluated on the research process of the work you do in preparing to write your paper. You will then be evaluated on your final research paper.

Research Process

Category	Excellent	Satisfactory	Needs Improvement
Questioning You focused on the questions. If you changed a question, it shows higher level thinking.
Planning You made good use of your class time.
Planning You made changes in your research plan if changes were needed.
Planning You made good use of your time at home.
Gathering You used a variety of resources (at least 1 print and 2 non-print).
Gathering You revised your search based on information you found, or based on information you could not find.
Gathering You carefully selected information that could answer your questions.
Sorting You selected information that was appropriate for your research paper.
Sorting You logically organized the information you collected.
Synthesizing & Evaluating You pulled your information together in a meaningful way to create a sound research paper.
Synthesizing & Evaluating Your information clearly answers your research questions.

Research Paper

Research Skills The following list of characteristics are essential when writing your research paper. correctly formatted cover meaningful quotations and/or paraphrasing correct parenthetical documentation correct bibliography page variety of sources (minimum of 1 print and 2 non-print) to support the topic at least 18 note cards 3 The paper consistently meets these characteristics. 2 The paper generally meets these characteristics. The writer's effort is obvious in spite of the errors. 1 The paper only meets some of these characteristics. With revision, the paper could be dramatically improved. 0 The paper rarely or does not meet these characteristics. It does not appear that the writer put much effort into the paper.

Writing to Inform Score Point 4 My paper is well developed, and I have more than enough information to inform the reader about the topic. My topic is clearly presented with lots of elaboration. There are plenty of specific details that more than adequately explain the topic. I have a clear organization, and I don't stray from it. I wrote for the intended audience. I frequently use language choices to maintain a style or a tone. Score Point 3 My paper is fairly well developed, and I have enough information to inform the reader about the topic. My topic is clearly presented with some elaboration. There are some specific details that adequately explain the topic, but some of the details may not really help explain. I have an organization, and I try to stick to it. I wrote for the intended audience. I use language choices to maintain a style or a tone. Score Point 2 My paper has little development and a minimum amount of information. My topic is not clearly explained, and some of my information might even interfere with my explanation. I used details, but they may be the wrong details or they may not help to explain the topic. I wrote for the intended audience. I did not really make any language choices to help with style or tone. Score Point 1 I saw the prompt, and I tried to write a response. I wrote very little, and what I wrote is confusing or inaccurate. If I have details, they are not enough to explain the topic. If I do have an organization, it is not clear or I stray far from it. I may not address the intended audience. I did not use any language choices to help with style or tone. Score Point 0 I did not write enough to be evaluated. I did not write anything.

Language in Use Score Point 4 My writing is consistently correct in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. I use a variety of sentence formations that are clear and understandable. My grammar and usage are appropriate for this type of writing. Any errors that are present do not interfere with the reader's understanding. Score Point 3 My writing might have some errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. The sentence formations I use are generally clear and understandable. My grammar and usage are appropriate for this type of writing. Errors I may have do not interfere with the reader's understanding. Score Point 2 My writing has errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation, and some might be repeated throughout. I tried some sentence variation, but my sentence formations might not be clear. I have errors that may interfere with the reader's understanding. Score Point 1 My writing needs serious improvement when it comes to capitalization, spelling, and punctuation. I need to vary my sentences and work on making them clear. I might not have written enough to really show what I know about capitalization, spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage. Score Point 0 I did not write enough to be evaluated for language usage.

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