5th research rubric 2011-2012

5thGradeResearchandWritingRubricElementaryPersonalProject

Research Organization References Revision/Editing Bibliography

8 Thepaperincludesawell‐constructedresearchquestiontoguidetheinquiryprocess.Theresearchquestionismeaningfulandopen‐ended,lendingitselftoathoughtfulpresentationofideasandconcepts.

Thepaperorganizesinformationtoformulateaclearandcomprehensiveanswertotheresearchquestion.

Thepaperincludesmorethanthreereferencestoappropriatesourcesinthetextofthepaperdemonstratinguseofresearchskills.

Thepaperreflectsrevisionandeditingofparagraphingskills,sentenceconstruction,andlanguageconventionsresultinginclear,writtencommunication.

Thepaperincludesabibliographyofsourcesusedtoprovideananswertotheresearchquestion.Thesourcesselectedreflectthedecisionstoidentifycredibleandappropriatesourcesonthespecificquestionpresentedinthepaper.

6 Thepaperincludesanopen‐endedresearchquestiontoguidetheinquiryprocess.

Thepaperorganizesinformationtoprovideaclearanswertotheresearchquestion.

Thepaperincludesreferencestoappropriatesourcesinthetextofthepaperdemonstratingresearchskills.

Thepaperreflectsrevisionandeditingofparagraphingskills,sentenceconstruction,andlanguageconventions.

Thepaperincludesabibliographyofsourcesusedtoprovideananswertotheresearchquestion.

4 Itisnotclearifthepaperincludesanopen‐endedresearchquestiontoguidetheinquiryprocess.

Thepaperpresentsinformationonthegeneraltopicbutdoesnotfocusspecificallyonansweringtheresearchquestion.Thepapermaypresentaseriesoffactsanddetailsthatarenotwell‐connectedorspecificallytiedtothequestion.

Thepaperincludesfewreferencestosourcesinthetextofthepaperdemonstratingminimalresearchskills.

Thepaperreflectslittlerevisionandeditingandlittlevariationinsentenceconstruction.Errorsinlanguageconventionsdetractfromthepaper’seffectiveness.

Thepaperincludesaminimalbibliographyofsourcesused,orsourceswhicharenotrelatedtoansweringtheresearchquestion.

2 Thepaperisnotguidedbyanopen‐endedresearchquestion.

Thepaperpresentslittleinformationonthegeneraltopicorlistsdisconnectedfactsanddetailsaboutatopic.

Thepaperincludesfewornoreferencestosourceswithlittleornodemonstrationofresearchskills.

Thepaperreflectslittleornorevisionandeditingwithmultipleerrorsinlanguageconventionsdetractingfromthepaper’seffectiveness.

Thepaperincludeslittleornobibliographyofsources.