iSearch Rubric 1.Write the name of the person whose paper you are grading in the top blank of the rubric you’ve been given. 2.Write your name on the back of the rubric. 3.Warning: If I have ANY reason to suspect you have not followed the rubric, I will re-grade the paper myself, and the difference in points will come off of your iSearch grade.

iSearch Rubric Research Question Search Process Report * AP Rubric Significance (book/seminar) Works Cited (4 sources & book) Rough Draft (5/5) 20 (4 pts each) 10

Research Question- 5 pts Assigned: Write about the origin of your topic choice and why you want to know more about it. Criteria: Should be its own paragraph Research question or topic should be clear Motivation for interest should be clear Points: 5: All criteria Satisfied 3: Most criteria satisfied 1: Most criteria unsatisfied

Search Process- 5 pts Assigned: Write about how you conducted your research. Criteria: Discuss the process of researching the topic Includes websites used, and Includes discussion of what lead them from one source to another Points: 5: All criteria Satisfied 3: Most criteria satisfied 1: Most criteria unsatisfied

Significance- 10 pts Book Assigned: Explain how this information helped you better understand the book. Criteria: Discuss what the research added to writer’s understanding of the book Uses specific references to the book Points: 5: All criteria Satisfied 3: Most criteria satisfied 1: Most criteria unsatisfied Seminar Assigned: Explain how this information helped you better understand the theme of your seminar. Criteria: Discuss what the theme means Discuss what the research added to writer’s understanding of theme Points: 5: All criteria Satisfied 3: Most criteria satisfied 1: Most criteria unsatisfied

Works Cited-20 pts Assigned: Cite Reference Works. Use proper MLA Works Cited format. (4 sources, plus your original book) Criteria: Aristotle. Poetics. Trans. S. H. Butcher. The Internet Classics Archive. Web Atomic and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 13 Sept Web. 4 Nov ‹ "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow.com. eHow, n.d. Web. 24 Feb Things to look for: hanging indent, author name, double spacing, dates Points: 4: citation is in MLA format 0: citation is not in MLA format Each citation can earn 4 points, for a maximum total of 20 points.

Rough Draft w/Edit: 10 Assigned: Turn in your rough draft with your final draft. Criteria: Rough draft is present, with peer editing marks present. Points: 10: Rough draft is present, and has been peer-edited. 5: Rough draft is present, no editing 0: Rough draft is not present

AP Rubric: 50 pts Assigned: In a properly formatted AP-style essay, tell what you have learned that helped answer the initial question(s). Criteria: Format: Formal, full length essay Information: reflects depth of thought, indicative of quality research Writing: Mature control of writing, NO GRAMMAR OR SPELLING ERRORS (essay should reflect revision and effort), variety of sentence structures Points: Essay must meet ALL THREE criteria, or it receives the NEXT LOWEST score. 0- Essay does not address chosen topic. No research is evident. OR Paper is replete with errors. 1- Essay wanders off topic occassionally. Research was inadequate or incomplete. Paper contains lapses in grammar and spelling. 2- Essay is loosely focused on topic. Research offers insufficient discussion of evidence. Paper contains lapses in grammar and spelling. 3- Essay is loosely focused on topic. Research offers minimal or insufficient discussion of evidence, or leaves parts of topic unexplored. Paper contains minor lapses in grammar and spelling. 4- Essay focuses on research topic. Research offers sufficient evidence, and thoroughly discusses topic. Paper is free of errors in grammar and spelling 5- Essay focuses on research topic. Research offers plentiful evidence and thoroughly discusses topic. Paper is free of errors in grammar and spelling 6- Essay focuses on research topic. Research offers novel evidence and thoroughly discusses topic. Paper is free of errors in grammar and spelling 7- Essay focuses on research topic in an insightful way. Research offers novel evidence, and shows off researched information. Paper is free of errors in grammar and spelling 8- Essay focuses on research topic in an insightful and sophisticated way. Research offers significant evidence, and shows off researched information. Paper is free of errors in grammar and spelling. 9- Essay focuses on research topic in an insightful and sophisticated way. Research offers significant evidence, and shows off researched information. Author relates researched information and events of the book flawlessly. Paper is free of errors in grammar and spelling.

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