Frankenstein Bioethics Project Essay Rubric
Group Members___________________________________________
Topic____________________________________________________
A
History, Current
Developments, Future
Trends
Critical Views
Ethical principles test
Synthesis of Research
Organization
Format
________FINAL GRADE
B
C
F
Essay contains
significant historical
background necessary
to understand the
parameters of the topic,
important current
developments, and the
group’s insightful
prediction of future
trends.
Essay contains four
distinct sources for
critical views and
clearly explains each
source’s view.
Essay includes a
thorough analysis of
each part of the test and
scope and clearly
explains the decisionmaking process.
Essay includes
excellent synthesis of
research to determine
the status of this topic
in relation to its
becoming
Frankenstein’s monster.
Analysis includes
insightful references to
the novel for
comparison.
Each paragraph uses
proper PIE paragraph
structure and contains
excellent evidence to
support the group’s
assertions.
Essay contains
historical background
necessary to understand
the parameters of the
topic, important current
developments, and the
group’s prediction of
future trends.
Essay contains
historical background
necessary to understand
the parameters of the
topic, sufficient current
developments, and the
group’s prediction of
future trends.
Essay does not contain
historical background
necessary to understand
the parameters of the
topic, current
developments, and the
group’s prediction of
future trends.
Essay contains four
distinct sources for
critical views and
sufficiently explains
each source’s view.
Essay includes a
thorough analysis of
each part of the test and
scope and explains the
decision-making
process.
Essay includes
synthesis of research to
determine the status of
this topic in relation to
its becoming
Frankenstein’s monster.
Analysis includes
references to the novel
for comparison.
Essay contains four
distinct sources for
critical views and
inadequately explains
each source’s view.
Essay includes an
adequate analysis of
each part of the test and
scope and somewhat
explains the decisionmaking process.
Essay includes
synthesis of research to
determine the status of
this topic in relation to
its becoming
Frankenstein’s monster.
Analysis does not
include adequate
references to the novel
for comparison.
Essay contains less than
four distinct sources for
critical views and
inadequately explains
each source’s view.
Essay includes an
inadequate analysis of
each part of the test and
scope and does not
explain the decisionmaking process.
Essay includes some
synthesis of research to
determine the status of
this topic in relation to
its becoming
Frankenstein’s monster.
Analysis does not
include references to
the novel for
comparison.
Each paragraph uses
proper PIE paragraph
structure and contains
good evidence to
support the group’s
assertions.
Each paragraph uses
proper PIE paragraph
structure and contains
adequate evidence to
support the group’s
assertions.
Essay uses proper MLA
format for heading and
citation, includes a
works-cited page, and
uses at least 10
reputable sources in the
essay.
Essay uses proper MLA
format for heading and
citation, includes a
works-cited page, and
has at least 10 reputable
sources, most of which
were used in the essay.
Essay uses proper MLA
format for heading and
citation, includes a
works-cited page, and
has less than 10
reputable sources which
were used in the essay.
Each paragraph does
not use proper PIE
paragraph structure and
does not contain
adequate evidence to
support the group’s
assertions.
Essay uses proper MLA
format for heading and
citation, includes a
works-cited page with
less than 10 reputable
sources which were
used in the essay.