Name _______________________________________________________________
Animal Research Paper Rubric
 Format: (5 points)
-2-3 typed, double spaced pages
-1 inch margins
-Size 12 normal font
-Proper heading (name, date, period)
-Meaningful title
 Attention-grabbing introduction paragraph with thesis statement (5 points)
 At least 6 body paragraphs that follow the topics of your outline (each with a
topic sentence) (12 points)
 Concluding paragraph that sums up your topic (5 points)
 Properly formatted works cited page (separate from rest of paper) (5 points)
 Stapled together
 At least 15 total dress-ups, sentence openers, and/or decorations (18 points)
Total: _________ / 50
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