Rubric for Incorporating Research and Citing Sources—Grades 3-7
Use only on classroom assignments requiring research and in addition to 6-trait scoring
Rating of 5— Publishable: / Rating of 4— Polishing: / Rating of 3— Drafting: / Rating of 2— Shaping: / Rating of 1— Invention:□Researched Information
[1.2.3, 1.4.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5]:
- demonstrates strong commitment to the quality, significance, and accuracy of information borrowed from research
[1.2.3, 1.4.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5]:
- demonstrates a commitment to the quality, significance, and accuracy of information borrowed from research
[1.2.3, 1.4.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5]:
- demonstrates limited commitment to the quality, significance, and accuracy of information borrowed from research
[1.2.3, 1.4.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5]:
- demonstrates little or no commitment to the quality, significance, and accuracy of information borrowed from research
[1.2.3, 1.4.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5]:
- demonstrates disregard for the quality, significance, and accuracy of information borrowed from research
□Incorporation of Research
[1.2.10, 1.2.19, 2.2.2]:
- effectively paraphrases material into writer’s own style and language
- effectively weaves borrowed material into writer’s own sentences and paragraphs
- punctuates borrowed material correctly to enhance readability and understanding
[1.2.10, 1.2.19, 2.2.2]:
- paraphrasing of material into writer’s own style and language is largely effective
- weaving of borrowed material into writer’s own sentences and paragraphs is largely effective
- minor errors in punctuation of borrowed material exist but do not impede readability and understanding
[1.2.10, 1.2.19, 2.2.2]:
- attempts to paraphrase borrowed material into writer’s own style and language but is not effective
- attempts to weave borrowed material into writer’s own sentences and paragraphs but is not effective
- errors in punctuating borrowed material begin to impede readability and understanding
[1.2.10, 1.2.19, 2.2.2]:
- attempts to paraphrase borrowed material into writer’s own style result in the essential ideas of the source being altered
- attempts to weave borrowed material into writer’s own sentences and paragraphs but alters essential ideas of source
- errors in punctuating borrowed material impede understanding
[1.2.10, 1.2.19, 2.2.2]:
- does not attempt to paraphrase borrowed material into writer’s own style and language
- does not attempt to weave borrowed materials into writer’s own sentences and paragraphs
- errors in punctuating borrowed material inhibit readability and understanding
□In-Text Documentation
[1.2.6, 1.3.4, 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.2.3]:
- all borrowed material is fully documented and cited
- enables reader to verify source of all borrowed material
[1.2.6, 1.3.4, 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.2.3]:
- most borrowed material is fully documented and cited
- enables reader to verify source of most borrowed material
[1.2.6, 1.3.4, 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.2.3]:
- some borrowed material is fully documented and cited
- enables reader to verify source of only some borrowed material
[1.2.6, 1.3.4, 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.2.3]:
- rarely is borrowed material fully documented or cited
- some citations incorrectly identify reference sources
[1.2.6, 1.3.4, 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.2.3]:
- borrowed material is not fully documented or cited
- citations, if present, incorrectly identify reference sources
□Bibliography/Works Cited
[1.2.7, 1.3.5, 2.2.4]:
- lists full bibliographic information for all cited sources
[1.2.7, 1.3.5, 2.2.4]:
- lists most bibliographic info. for all cited sources; reader can find source despite any missing info.
[1.2.7, 1.3.5, 2.2.4]:
- missing bibliographic information for one source cited in the document
[1.2.7, 1.3.5, 2.2.4]:
- missing bibliographic information for more than one source cited in the document
[1.2.7, 1.3.5, 2.2.4]:
- missing bibliographic information for multiple sources cited in the document