WEST ADA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Grade 5 Research Report Writing Rubric Adapted from Great Source Rubrics

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Research
The report partially develops The report minimally
The report fully develops and The report mostly develops and
and/or answers the prompt. More develops/answers the prompt.
extends answers to the prompt answers the prompt with a clear
reasons, details, and/or facts are Reasons, details, and/or facts are
with well-chosen reasons, topic supported by reasons,
Ideas needed to clarify the topic, or the unclear and may need to be
details, and/or facts that strongly details, and/or facts that come
RT13 reasons, details, and/or facts are narrowed or expanded. The
support topic using multiple from the required number of
confusing. More types of sources report needs to show the
sources. sources for the assignment.
should be used. research that was completed.

The introduction is interesting.

The report is divided into an The introduction, body and/or
The body supports the focus.
introduction, a body, and a conclusion need more
The conclusion works well. The introduction, body, and
conclusion. development.
Organization conclusion run together.
RT13 A works-cited page is included,
A works-cited page is included, A works-cited page is included, but
and all entries are correctly A works-cited page is needed.
and most entries are correctly only some entries are correctly
formatted.
formatted. formatted.

Voice The voice sounds confident, The voice sounds well-informed

RT4 The voice sounds unsure. The voice cannot be heard.
knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. most of the time.

Some specific nouns and action Too many general words are used.
The word choice makes the
Word Choice verbs make the essay clear and Specific nouns and verbs are General or missing words make
essay very clear, informative,
RT4 informative. Unfamiliar terms are needed. Some words need to be this essay hard to understand.
and fun to read.
defined. defined.

Sentence
Most of the sentences read Many short, choppy sentences Many sentences are choppy or
The variety of sentences used
Fluency smoothly, but more variety is need to be combined to make a incomplete and need to be
makes the paper easy to read.
RT4, RT5 needed. better variety of sentences. rewritten.

Conventions The report has a few minor The report has several errors in Many errors make the report
Punctuation and grammar are
RT4, RT5 errors in punctuation, spelling, or punctuation, spelling, or grammar confusing and hard to read. Help
correct. Spelling is correct.
grammar. causing confusion. is needed to make corrections.