Senior Exhibition Technical Paper Rubric Exceptional Admirable Acceptable Attempted Idea Development Takes a strong, well-defined position, uses at least four appropriate reasons with at least three supporting details for each reason. Clear position taken and defined; some reasons and some details present but not fully developed. Position is not clearly stated; development is brief; unrelated, unsupported general statements, reasons, and details; minimal facts used. No clear position taken; undeveloped reasons; no facts used. Organization Writer demonstrates logical, subtle sequencing of ideas through well-developed paragraphs; transitions are used to enhance organization; a gripping introduction and a strong conclusion evident. Paragraph development present but not perfected. Logical organization; organization of ideas not fully developed; introduction and conclusion present but not fully developed. No evidence of subject matter or resources used. Use of Resources Uses appropriate information from all subject areas to support position; uses additional resources to develop position; uses a range of primary and secondary sources (six or more). Demonstration of knowledge of multiple subject areas; use of four resources. Little use of knowledge of multiple subject areas; uses less than four resources. No evidence of subject matter or resources used. Management of Time Submitted on time; utilizes class time appropriately; seeks help in research and writing; evidence of homework each night; student-designed action plan. Utilizes class time; deadlines met; submitted on time. Deadlines met with supervision; home preparation minimal. Consistently unprepared; late; unfinished; no evidence of homework. Mechanics and Language Usage Error-free paper; accurate spelling and punctuation, capitalization, and usage; variety of sentence structures, rich vocabulary. Few errors present in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and usage; some attempt at sentence variety; occasional use of rich vocabulary. Incorrect sentence structure; spelling, punctuation, capitalization errors present; repetitious vocabulary; weak language usage. Multiple errors present in sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization; weak vocabulary and incorrect language usage. Presentation Neatly typed, numbered pages; assembled with care; cover sheet with name, grade, and date; creative ideas present; good graphics. Neatly presented; cover sheet complete with attention to aesthetics. Presentation is legible but lacks visual appeal; no cover sheet with name, grade and date. Difficult to read; not assembled with care; lacks cover sheet. |