Term Paper Grading Rubric – 100 points total

Category Points Range
Title:

Does the title indicate (clearly & succinctly) what the paper is about? 0 to 2
Introduction: Does the introduction section clearly and briefly describe the purpose, importance, and plan of the term paper?  Does the rest of the paper follow through from this introduction? 0 to 8

Conclusion: Are the main points summed up? Are the conclusions related to the main ideas of the paper? Does it all tie together? 0 to 10

Organization:   Does the paper provide a description of your issue – what is it, why is it important, whom does the issue affect and why, what impact does this issue have on our society, what can be done to improve or change this issue. 0 to 20

Content: Does the paper provide a complete and accurate discussion of the topic using examples from your three sources?  Does it demonstrate critical thinking and facts? Are the conclusions explained and backed by reason, not emotion and hearsay? Did you meet required 3 pages? 0 to 30

Quality of writing:  Are the sentences clear? Do they flow in logical order to make a persuasive case?  Are there grammatical errors? 0 to 10

Spelling: Are there spelling errors in the text? 0 to 5
Citations: Are in-text citations appropriately used to credit all material from other sources, if needed? 0 to 5
References: Are citations APA formatted? Did you use scholarly sources as required? 0 to 10
Total Points