World History

Research Paper Rubric

Module 8: World History, Bringing It All Together
Objective 1: Create the Final Research Project
Criteria
3
2
Sources
Paper contains at
Paper contains
least ten sources,
more than five
five of which are
sources, three of
primary sources.
which are primary.
Content
Paper covers
Paper covers most
material in depth,
of the material,
well supported
which is mostly
with sources.
supported by
Student shows a
sources. Student
thorough mastery
shows a good
over the
mastery over the
information.
information
Sections
Paper has a clear
Paper has two of
introduction, three the required
body sections, and sections.
a conclusion.
Formattin Paper has a title
Paper has a title
g
page, is 12 point
page, is 12 point
Times New Roman Times New Roman
font, very few
font, has some
grammatical
grammatical
errors, and has a
errors, and has a
reference page.
reference page.
Citations

In-text citations
and references are
properly
formatted.

In-text citations
and references are
mostly formatted
properly.

Total Point Value for the Assignment: 50 Points

Sources: 10 Points
Content: 20 Points
Sections: 5 Points
Formatting: 5 Points
Citations: 10 Points

1
Paper contains
between one to
five sources.

0
Paper contains no
sources.

Paper barely
covers the
material and is
only supported by
a few sources.
Student shows a
basic mastery over
the information.
Paper has one of
the required
sections.

Paper does not

cover the material
in depth and is not
supported with
sources. Student
does not show any
mastery over the
information.
Paper has none of
the required
sections.

Paper is missing
either a title or
reference page,
has many
grammatical
errors, and may
have incorrect
font.
In-text citations
and references
have several
formatting
mistakes.

Paper is missing
title and reference
page, has wrong
font, and contains
numerous
grammatical
errors.

In-text citations
and references are
non-existent.