Canadian History 11 – Independent Study Project
Name:
Thesis Statement & Bibliography
Criteria
2
1
0
Thesis Topic
 Acceptable
 Needs Work
 Not Acceptable
Thesis Question
 Acceptable
 Needs Work
 Not Acceptable
Thesis Position
 Acceptable
 Needs Work
 Not Acceptable
Bibliography Entry #1
 Acceptable
 Not Acceptable
Bibliography Entry #2
 Acceptable
 Not Acceptable
Bibliography Entry #3
 Acceptable
 Not Acceptable
Bibliography Entry #4
 Acceptable
 Not Acceptable
Total:
= ____ / 10
Formal Outline
Criteria
Thesis Statement
Quality of Information
5
 clearly stated and evident at
beginning of outline
 clearly relates to the main topic;
includes several supporting details
and / or examples.
Overall Organization
 shows clear, logical relationships
Format
 well organized in an acceptable
between all topics and subtopics
format
3
 stated at beginning of outline, but
still needs some fine-tuning
 relates to the main topic; some
details and / or examples given
 shows acceptable relationships
between topics and subtopics
 somewhat organized; format ok
1
 thesis unclear or not stated
 information has little or nothing to
do with the main topic
 relationships between topics and
subtopics appears unclear
 not well organized; format
unacceptable
Total:
= ____ / 20
Research Paper and Edited Draft

Your Research Paper must have a ROUGH DRAFT submitted with it. This rough draft
must contain evidence of editing! The research paper will not be marked unless a rough
draft has been handed in. Any papers submitted without a rough draft will be returned to
the student and that paper will become the rough draft (It will be expected that the
returned paper will be edited and rewritten).

Late Penalty: 1 day = 10 points, 2 days = 15 points, 3+ days = 20 points
Canadian History 11 – Independent Study Project
Name:
Research Paper and Edited Draft
Criteria
Rough Draft
Draft - Edits
Introductory
Paragraph /
Thesis
Statement
Support For
Position
5
 detailed, neatly
4
presented and
includes all required
information;
 evidence of extensive
 thesis statement
clearly names the
topic of essay and
outlines main points to
be discussed
 includes 3 or more
Sentence
Structure
Grammar &
Spelling
Capitalization
&
Punctuation
Format (Title
Page, Proper
Length, Unlined
Paper, etc)
outlines some or all of
the main points to be
discussed but does
not clearly name topic
clearly names the
topic of essay
 includes 2 pieces of
evidence that support
the position statement
 most evidence and
examples are specific
and relevant;
explanations clearly
show how each piece
of evidence supports
the author's position
 some evidence and
examples are specific
and relevant;
explanations show
how each piece of
evidence supports the
author's position
examples are
relevant; explanations
show how those
pieces of evidence
support the author's
position
 arguments and
support are provided
in a logical order that
makes it easy and
interesting to follow
the author's train of
thought
 a few of the support
support are provided
in a fairly logical order
that makes it
reasonably easy to
follow the author's
train of thought
details or arguments
are not in an expected
or logical order,
distracting the reader
and making the essay
seem a little confusing
 both direct and
indirect quoting used
correctly; all sources
used for quotes,
statistics and facts are
credible and cited
correctly
 only one type of
indirect quoting used
correctly; all sources
used for quotes,
statistics and facts are
credible and most are
cited correctly
quoting (direct or
indirect) used; most
sources used for
quotes, statistics and
facts are credible and
cited correctly
 conclusion is
and leaves reader
solidly understanding
writer's position;
effective restatement
of position statement
begins the closing
paragraph
 author's position is
recognizable; author's
position is restated
within the first two
sentences of the
closing paragraph
restated within the
closing paragraph, but
not near the beginning
 all sources are
 all sources are
accurately
documented, but a
few are not in the
desired format
accurately
documented in the
desired format
accurately
documented, but
many are not in the
desired format
 most paragraphs
 all paragraphs include
Paragraph
Construction
 thesis statement
 thesis statement
pieces of evidence
that support the
position statement
 all sources are
Bibliography
editing
 includes 3 or more
pieces of evidence
that clearly support
the position statement
 conclusion is strong
Closing
Paragraph
 some evidence of
of editing
 both direct and
Sources &
Quotes
required information
and is legible;
 acceptable evidence
editing
 arguments and
Sequencing
 includes most
information and is
legible;
 all evidence and
Evidence &
Examples
3
 includes all required
introductory sentence,
explanations or
details, and
concluding sentence
 all sentences are wellconstructed with
varied structure
 no errors in grammar
 paragraphs included
include introductory
sentence,
explanations or
details, and
concluding sentence
related information but
were typically not
constructed well
 most sentences are
 most sentences are
well-constructed and
there is some varied
sentence structure in
the essay
well constructed, but
there is no variation is
structure
 1-2 errors in grammar
or spelling that
distract reader from
the content
 a few errors in
or spelling that
distract reader from
the content
 no errors in
grammar or spelling
that distract reader
from the content
 a few errors in
 1-2 errors in
capitalization or
punctuation; essay is
exceptionally easy to
read
capitalization and / or
punctuation that catch
reader's attention and
interrupt the flow
capitalization or
punctuation; essay is
still easy to read
 all elements are
neatly presented in
proper format
 most elements are
 some elements are
neatly presented in
proper format
neatly presented in
proper format
2
 missing required
information and is
difficult to read;
 little evidence of
editing
 thesis statement
outlines few of the
main points to be
discussed and does
not name topic
 includes 2 pieces of
evidence that
somewhat support the
position statement

 no evidence of editing
 thesis statement does
not name topic and
does not preview what
will be discussed
 includes 1 or fewer
pieces of evidence
 at least one piece of
evidence and
examples is relevant;
explanation shows
how that piece of
evidence supports the
author's position
 many of the support
details or arguments
are not in an expected
or logical order,
distracting the reader
and making the essay
seem very confusing
 only one type of
quoting (direct or
indirect) used; some
sources are suspect
(not credible) and / or
are not cited correctly
 evidence and
examples are not
relevant and / or are
not explained
 most of the support
details or arguments
are not in an expected
or logical order; essay
seem extremely
confusing
 little or no proper
quoting; many
sources are suspect
(not credible) and / or
are not cited correctly
 author's position is not
clearly restated within
the closing paragraph;
new facts are
introduced
 some sources are not
accurately
documented
 no conclusion - the
paper just ends
 most sources are not
accurately
documented
 paragraphing
structure was not
clear and sentences
were not typically
related within the
paragraphs
 some sentences are
well constructed, but
there is no variation is
structure
 a number of errors in
grammar or spelling
that distract reader
from the content
 some errors in
capitalization and / or
punctuation that catch
reader's attention and
interrupt the flow
 few elements are
neatly presented in
proper format
Total:
Project Total:
1
 little or no structure to
paragraphs
 most sentences are
not well-constructed
or varied
 several errors in
grammar or spelling
that distract reader
from the content
 several errors in
capitalization and / or
punctuation that catch
reader's attention and
interrupt the flow
 very little evidence
that proper format
was followed
= ____ / 70
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= _____ / 100