POWER ASSESSMENT RUBRIC: The Research Paper

Student Name: Ben Becker

Big Picture Term: Fall term 2015

Performance Indicator
A. I can demonstrate organized and
purposeful communication.

Accomplished
I can

I can

B. Use appropriate evidence and

logic in communication.

Proficient

present my ideas
coherently with clear
and/or creative sequence;
confidently and habitually
use sophisticated
academic language, vivid
images, and/or clear
wording to enhance my
message and perspective.

I can

I can

present my ideas
coherently with logical
sequence;
use academic language,
syntax, grammar, images
and/or phrases to enhance
my message and present
my subject and analysis in
a precise and focused
fashion.

I can

analyze and integrate

carefully selected
evidence from diverse,
sophisticated sources and
incorporate the relevant
pieces into the finished
work, analyzing or
comparing information
from these sources;
synthesize evidence to
support analysis, including
implicit and explicit
meanings in sources;
evaluate the relevancy,
accuracy, and
completeness of evidence
that has been used to
support my claims;
discuss my reasoning in a
way that includes
sophisticated connections
or applications of
concepts.

Developing

analyze and integrate

carefully selected
evidence from my sources
and incorporate the
relevant pieces into
finished work, analyzing or
comparing the information
from these sources;
synthesize evidence to
support analysis, including
implicit and explicit
meanings in sources;
evaluate the relevancy,
accuracy, and
completeness of evidence
that has been used to
support the claim/s;
use reasoning and
evidence to support a
claim and develop a
well-reasoned argument.

RESEARCHPAPERCHECKLIST

I can

organize details, claims,

examples, or evidence to
show my ideas, although
in some places the
relationships among my
ideas may be unclear;
use academic language,
syntax, grammar, and
images to present my
subject and explain my
ideas in a general fashion.

I can

Emerging

use a structured method

to organize my thoughts
(e.g. paragraph, sections
in a presentation, etc.);
use a basic structure to
convey my ideas.

I can

include information from

several sources and
analyze or compare the
information from these
sources;
use reasoning to generate
a claim;
include discussion of my
reasoning. This reasoning
connects to the task but
does not always connect
to the evidence
presented.

retrieve information from

a text, table, graph, or
other source and include
it in my finished product;
include discussion of my
reasoning but it does not
connect to the broader
message of my work.

RESEARCHPHASE

REQUIREDELEMENTS

BEGINNINGRESEARCH

Documentaryworksheet
Alistof10
possible
sources
2journalarticles
1website
1podcast
1book
5others

INDEPTHRESEARCH

Identify6sourcesyouwilluse(narrowedfromthe10)
2025notecards

PIECINGITTOGETHER

Roughdraftofyourproblemstatement(makeacopybeforeyoudofinaleditstoshowimprovement)
Clearstatementofproblem
Conceptsandvocabularyexplainedordefined
Discussionofspecificsetting
Listingofprobablecauses
Roughdraftofyourliteraturereview(makeacopybeforeyoudofinaleditstoshowimprovement)
Uses56currentsources(within5years)
Discussesvalidityofsources
Atleast3themes/issuescovered
Roughdraftofyoursolutionstatement(makeacopybeforeyoudofinaleditstoshowimprovement)
Substantialintro.thatrestatestheproblem
Mentionsthesourcesconsulted
Turnsstrongesttheoryfromtheliteraturereviewintoathesisstatement
Discussesothersolutionsandreasonstheywouldnotbethemostfeasible
Substantialconclusion

POLISHING/PUBLISHINGIT

FinalDraftoftheentirepaper
AllsourcescitedMLAformat
Parentheticalnotation
Conventions/GUM
Coverpage
Bibliography
MLAformatting
Slidesforexhibition