ResearchPaperRubricTotalpoints:_______/100TextCharacteristicExcellent-AGood-BNeedsImprovement-CPoor-D/FContent____/35Strongthesis,demonstratinginsightandindependentthought;Thoroughdevelopmentofmajorideas(35-31points)Clearly-statedthesis,forecastingessay’sorganization;Concretesupportforeachmajorpoint(30-26points)Vagueorunclearthesis;Illogicalorincompletedevelopmentofideas(25-21points)Missing,invalid,orinappropriatethesis;Insufficient,vague,orillogicalsupport(20-16points)Organization____/35Logicalarrangementofsupportingpointsincoherentparagraphs;Effectivetransitions(35-31points)Acceptablearrangementofideas;Satisfactoryparagraphconstruction;Adequatetransitions(30-26points)Confusingarrangementofideas;Unclearorimmatureparagraphconstruction;Weaktransitions(25-21points)Nodiscerniblepatternoforganization;Unfocusedparagraphs;Coherenceproblems(20–16points)Style____/10Appropriatetone;Clearsentences,variedinlengthandstructure;Forceful,jargon-freediction(10-9points)Appropriatetone;Clearsentences;Effectivediction(8-7points)Inappropriatetone;Littlevarietyoremphasisinsentencestructures;Vaguediction,imprecisewordchoices(6-5points)Inconsistenttone;Awkward,unclear,orimmaturesentences;Blanddiction,faultywordchoice(4-3points)Mechanics____/10Fewtonoerrorsinusage,spelling,andpunctuation(10-9points)Nomajorerrorsinusage,spelling,orpunctuation(8-7points)Distractingerrorsinusage,spelling,orpunctuation(6-5points)Manyormajorerrorsinusage,spelling,orpunctuation(4-3points)Citations____/10Fewtonoerrorsincitationsandpaperformat(10-9points)Nomajorerrorsincitationsandpaperformat(8-7points)Incorrectcitationsorpaperformat(6-4points)Incorrectcitationsandpaperformat(3-0points)