Research Paper A - Excellent
Grading Rubric This paper is exceptionally well
written and organized
Format -title page
-correct margin size
-meets page requirement
-meets image requirement, and
each is numbered, and has title,
artist, date
Content -ample evidence of art historical
terms or knowledge and
contributions to the
art/architectural world are
thoroughly and expertly discussed
with examples (images)
-research info and amount is
excellent for a college paper
-student demonstrates original
discussion, ideas and/or opinions
than a ‘B’ paper
Clarity and -very few if any grammar issues
Style -logical flow of information
- no evidence of monotonous,
superfluous, mechanical, or
repetitive language.
-very little/none of the language is
informal
-each well-developed paragraph
has a central topic that relates to
the thesis
Organization -excellent organization
Proofreading -very few to no type-os and errors
Footnotes and -sources are cited
Bibliography -footnotes/bib are in the Chicago
Manual of Style with very few/no
errors
Sources -excellent use of primary
sources
-more than adequate number
of resources for a research
paper
B - Good
This paper is well written and
organized
-title page
-correct margin size
-meets page requirement
-meets image requirement and
each has title, artist, date
-good evidence of art historical
terms or knowledge and
contributions to the
art/architectural world are
thoroughly discussed with
examples (images)
-research info and amount is
good for a college paper
-student demonstrates more
original discussion, ideas
and/or opinions than a ‘C’
paper
-few grammar issues
-logical flow of information
- very little of the language is
monotonous, mechanical, or
repetitive.
-very little of the language is
informal
-each well-developed
paragraph has a central topic
that relates to the thesis
-good organization
-few type-os and errors
-sources are cited
-footnotes/bib are in the
Chicago Manual of Style with
few errors
-good use of primary
sources
-uses adequate number of
resources for a research
paper
C - Acceptable
This paper fulfills the
requirements and has a few
weaknesses
-title page
-correct margin size
-meets page requirement
-meets image requirement and
each has title, artist, date
-contributions to the
art/architectural world are
addressed with examples
(images)
-research info and amount is
adequate for a college paper
-student demonstrates some
original discussion, ideas and/or
opinions.
-some grammar issues
-logical flow of information
- some of the language may be
monotonous, superfluous,
mechanical, or repetitive.
-little of the language is
informal
-each paragraph has a central
topic that relates to the thesis
-evidence of organization
-some type-os and errors
-most sources are cited
-most footnotes/bib are in the
Chicago Manual of Style
-uses primary sources
-uses adequate number of
resources for a research
paper
F - Failing
This paper fails to fulfill one or
more the basic requirements
-lack of title page
-incorrect margin size
-page requirements not met
-few/no images are included and
may not contain title, artist, date
-contributions to the
art/architectural world are not
addressed and little/no reference is
made to images.
-research info is too simplistic and
lacks adequate amount of research
for a college paper
-relies much too heavily on
research with little/no discussion
by the student.
-unprofessional appearance:
wrinkled, ink issues, etc.
-significant grammar issues
-lacking a logical flow of
information
- language is often monotonous,
mechanical, superfluous, or
repetitive.
-language is too informal
-paragraphs lack a central idea or
topic
-no evidence of organization
-significant type-os and errors
-omission of footnotes and/or
bibliography
-footnotes/bib are not in Chicago
Manual of Style
-lack of primary sources
-lack of adequate number of
resources for a research paper