Rubric for Research Notes and Bibliography Emerging Mastery Basic Proficient Advanced Citation The student provides quick references or incomplete citations. Sources of information might be unclear or hard to find later. Information Student has taken notes which are incomplete, not specific, or not varied enough to be useful. Evaluation Student makes a claim about the usefulness and/or trustworthiness of some sources of information. These claims are supported by superficial or inadequate evidence and reasoning. The student’s evaluation could be inaccurate or not very thoughtful. The student provides complete citations for almost all sources of information. Sources of information are identified clearly and can easily be found later. Student has taken notes which usually provide specific and varied information. The student summarizes what they read, includes quotes, and/or analysis. of most sources of information. These claims are supported by basic evidence and reasoning. The student’s evaluation is accurate or thoughtful or insightful. Citation (Notes and Bibliography) The student provides complete citations for all sources of information. Information (Notes) Student has taken notes which always provide specific and varied information. Evaluation (Bibliography) of each source of information. These claims are supported by meaningful evidence and reasoning. The student’s evaluation is accurate, thoughtful, and insightful. The student provides complete citations and some which use MLA format. Student has taken notes proficiently then goes above and beyond to master the topic or topics being researched. The student does challenging work with many different kinds of sources of information. of each source of information. These claims are proficiently supported by the student.