Research Paper – Grading Rubric
Topic- prenatal development.
you need to include detailed information about what potentially goes wrong in each phase? Or maybe what pregnant women can expect at each phase and how to take care of themselves? And focus some points on implantation.
Follow the grading rubric to write an essay and also don’t forget to cite.
| Criteria | Minimal Success | Limited Success | Partly Successful | Mostly Successful | Successful |
| Content & Length | Presentation of research is insufficient for the assignment.
OR One (1) page (not including the cover page and works cited) 0 points |
Presentation of research could use expansion and or clarification.
OR Two (2) pages (not including the cover page and works cited) 7.5 points |
Paper does an adequate job of presenting the research.
OR Three (3) pages (not including the cover page and works cited) 15 points |
Paper does a very good job of presenting the research on the topic.
OR Four (4) pages (not including the cover page and works cited) 22.5 points |
Paper does an excellent job of presenting the research on the topic.
OR Five (5) or more pages (not including the cover page and works cited) 30 points |
| Cover Sheet | Does not have a cover sheet/page
0 points |
n/a | Has a cover sheet/page with errors
5 points |
n/a | Has a cover sheet/page with acceptable formatting
10 points |
| Works Cited Page | No works cited
0 points |
Two (2) or fewer academic-level sources on the works cited page
2.5 points |
Three (3) academic-level sources on the works cited page
5 points |
Four (4) academic-level sources on the works cited page
7.5 points |
Five (5) academic-level sources on the works cited page
10 points |
| Works Cited in Paper | No academic-level works cited in the paper.
0 points |
n/a | At least sources from the works cited page are cited within the paper, but some are not.
5 points |
n/a | All sources from the works cited page are referred to in the body of the paper.
10 points |
| Formatting | The paper meets none of the requirements.
0 points |
The paper meets one (1) of the requirements.
5 points |
The paper meets two (2) of the requirements.
10 points |
The paper meets three (3) of the requirements.
15 points |
The paper follows all four requirements:
1. Typed 2. Double spaced 3. 12 pt, readable font 4. APA or MLA style 20 points |
| Grammar and Spelling | Sixteen (16) or more errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation.
0 points |
Eleven to fifteen (11-15) errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
5 points |
Six to ten (6-10) errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
10 points |
Two to five (2-5) errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
15 points |
One or fewer errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
20 points |
