NAME______PER______

Research Paper

150 Points possible

TASK /

POSS

/ YOUR SCORE
1. Skills Workshop /Self Editing
Participate in skills workshop/ make corrections to your own paper.
·  Transitions, sentence variety, word choice / 10
2. Peer Editing
Be ready on Peer Editing Day. You will lose the 20 points if you are not in school this day because there is no way to make up the assignment. You need:
A clean copy (preferably typed) of your Rough Draft.
It must be legible and double spaced in blue or black INK only. / 20
3. Final Draft The final draft of your essay should reflect the changes and suggestions that were discovered in the workshops. It should be double-spaced and typed in 12 point font and meet rubric standards.
Introduction Grabs readers’ attention / 10
Thesis statement is clear / 20
Each body paragraph elaborates on only one topic / 10
Sources are accurately paraphrased, summarized or quoted directly / 40
Researched information and writer’s own words are balanced / 20
Transitions make paper easy to follow; good organization / 10
Conclusion makes a clear statement about the impact of the person on history. / 10
All sources are included on Works Cited page and it is done correctly / 20
Spelling, capitalization and punctuation are grade-level appropriate / 10
Standard English grammar is used (elevate language, no slang) / 10
4. Title Page Title of paper Your Name Period Number Date / 5
5. Compilation of Assignment: (from top to bottom <1-6> stapled together in upper left corner)
(top)
1.Title Page
2. Final Draft
3. Peer Editing form
4. Self-Edit Sheet
5. First Draft
6. This Assignment Sheet / 5
Comments: / Possible
200 /
Your score