Grading Rubric for Human Body Children’s Book

Exceeds Expectations

Meets Expectations

Partially Meets Expectations

Does Not Meet Expectations

Questions

All questions were answered thoroughly within the paper.

All questions were answered within the paper.

Most of the questions were answered within the paper.

Some of the questions were answered within the paper.

Knowledge and detail

All information in the paper is factual. All information was well researched. Multiple examples and sources are given to back up each claim.

All information in the paper is factual. All information was well researched. Examples and sources are given to back up each claim.

Most information in the paper is factual. Most information was well researched. Examples and sources are given to back up each claim.

Some information in the paper is factual. Some information was well researched. Some examples and sources are given to back up each claim. Student does not seem to understand the topic.

Length

Student has a research paper that is 4 or more pages double spaced with a 5th page for a bibliography.

Student has a research paper that is 4 pages double spaced with a 5th page for a bibliography.

Student has a research paper that is a full 3 pages double spaced with a 4th page for a bibliography.

Student has a research paper that 3 pages double spaced with a 4th page for a bibliography.

Overall Paper appearance

Name, hour, date, and title of paper is included. Student has written in complete sentences. Few to no errors in grammar and punctuation. Followed MLA format. Have correctly used in text citations.

Name, hour, date, and title of paper is included. Student has written in complete sentences. Few errors in grammar and punctuation. Followed MLA format. Have correctly used in text citations.

Name, hour, date, and title of paper is included. Student has written in complete sentences. Some errors in grammar and punctuation. Mostly followed MLA format. Mostly used in text citations correctly.

Name, hour, date, and title of paper is included. Student mostly wrote in complete sentences. Errors in grammar and punctuation. May not have followed MLA format. Sometimes used in text citations correctly.

Works Cited

Student has included 5 primary sources. Student has included a bibliography at the end of the paper that is in MLA format.

Student has included 4 primary sources. Student has included a bibliography at the end of the paper that is in MLA format.

Student has included 4-5 primary sources. Student has included a bibliography at the end of the paper that is in MLA format. A few errors may exist in the bibliography.

Student has included 3-4 primary sources. Student has included a bibliography at the end of the paper that is in MLA format. A few errors may exist in the bibliography.

Use of class time

Student used their class time appropriately. Was helpful to other students.

Student used their class time appropriately.

Student mostly used their class time appropriately.

Student was not responsible with their time.