Research Paper Grading Sheet

 

 

Attention to Organization (Unity and Coherence)

 

ü  A clear, easily located thesis.

ü  Body paragraphs follow the “map” of the thesis.

ü  Clear, easily located topic sentences in the body paragraphs.

ü  Unity and coherence throughout the paper.

 

Superior       Good       Acceptable        More Work Needed      Unacceptable

(25-23)         (22-20)         (19-17)                     (16-14)                        (13-0)

 

Attention to Development (Completeness)

 

ü  A comfortable, engaging introduction

ü  Sufficient quantity and quality of overall support.

ü  Sufficient quantity and quality of details in body paragraphs.

ü  A comfortable and appropriate conclusion.

 

Superior       Good       Acceptable        More Work Needed      Unacceptable

(25-23)         (22-20)         (19-17)                     (16-14)                        (13-0)

 

 

Attention to Mechanics

 

ü  Absence of major errors such as sentence fragments, comma splices, run-ons, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun agreement.

ü  Absence of punctuation, spelling, and diction errors.

ü  Absence words-often-confused errors.

ü  Absence of other errors such as shifts, awkward structures, modifiers, etc.

 

Superior       Good       Acceptable        More Work Needed      Unacceptable

(25-23)         (22-20)         (19-17)                     (16-14)                        (13-0)

 

 

Attention to Revision and Format (APA or MLA)

 

ü  Paper indicated obvious and thorough revision

ü  Paper conforms exactly to general APA or MLA guidelines—margins, line spacing, citations

ü  In-text citations handled properly

ü  Sources page presented according to required format

 

Superior       Good       Acceptable        More Work Needed      Unacceptable

(25-23)         (22-20)         (19-17)                     (16-14)                        (13-0)