End of the Year Calculus Project Scoring Guide
Accuracy of MathematicsWeight: 6 / Organization
Weight: 4 / Graphs & Formulas
Weight: 4 / Citation of Sources
Weight: 2 / Grammar & Punctuation
Weight: 2 / Presentation
Weight: 2
5 / All mathematical calculations are correct. A step-by-step explanation of how your problem was approached is included and easily understood. / The paper is typed and organized in appropriate paragraphs. The text is double-spaced, appropriate math symbols are typed, and variables are italicized. Calculations are inserted within the text. The problem and its answer have been restated in the introduction. / All graphs and diagrams are clearly labeled with the appropriate units and are accurate. Any formula used in the paper has its variables defined, and each formula is derived or cited. / In text documentation and a works cited page are used appropriately to acknowledge sources of formulas and other information. / The paper has three or less errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling. / Peer and teacher critiques averaged to a score of 5. (See presentation scoring guide for more information.)
4 / Most mathematical calculations are correct. A step-by-step explanation of how your problem was approached is included and may be difficult to follow. / The paper is typed and somewhat organized in appropriate paragraphs. The text is double-spaced and variables are italicized. Mathematical symbols are written neatly rather than typed. Calculations are inserted within the text. The problem and its answer have been restated in the introduction. / Most graphs and diagrams are clearly labeled with the appropriate units and are accurate. Any formula used in the paper has its variables defined, and most formulas are derived or cited. / Some other documentation besides in text documentation is used to acknowledge sources of formulas and other information. / The paper has between four and eight errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling. / Peer and teacher critiques averaged to a score of 4.
3 / Some mathematical calculations are correct. A step-by-step explanation of how your problem was approached is included and may be difficult to follow. / The paper is typed and somewhat organized in paragraphs. Mathematical symbols are written rather than typed. Calculations are not inserted within the text. Either the problem or its answer has been restated in the introduction. / Half of the graphs and diagrams are clearly labeled with the appropriate units, and half of them are accurate. Some formulas used in the paper have their variables defined. / Inappropriate documentation is used to acknowledge sources of formulas and other information. / The paper has between nine and twelve errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling. / Peer and teacher critiques averaged to a score of 3.
2 / Few mathematical calculations are correct. A brief explanation of how your problem was approached is included and is difficult to follow. / The paper is typed and not organized into paragraphs. Calculations are not inserted within the text. The problem and/or its answer have not been restated in the introduction. / None of the graphs or diagrams is clearly labeled with the appropriate units, and half of them are accurate. Some formulas used in the paper have their variables defined. / Documentation is used sometimes to acknowledge sources of formulas and other information. / The paper has between twelve and fifteen errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling. / Peer and teacher critiques averaged to a score of 2.
1 / Few mathematical calculations are correct. No explanation of how your problem was approached is included. / The paper is not typed or organized into paragraphs. The problem and its answer have not been restated in the introduction. / None of the graphs or diagrams is clearly labeled with the appropriate units, and none are accurate. Some formulas used in the paper have their variables defined. / Documentation is not used at all to acknowledge sources of formulas or other information. / The paper has more than fifteen errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling. / Peer and teacher critiques averaged to a score of 1.