Nombre: ______________________________
Clase: Day _____ Period _____
Spanish IV Honors- Research Paper Rubric
Category
“1”
Needs Work
“2” Approaches
Standard
“3” Meets Standard
“4”
Above
Standard
“5” Exceptional
Paper is two
pages in length
but may include
many quotes
which reduce
amount of
written Spanish;
includes title
page and works
cited.
Paper has a few
errors in
grammatical
structures,
vocabulary,
spelling,
accentuation,
Sentence
structure is
varied, and paper
is generally
comprehensible
and easy to read.
Thesis paragraph
introduces the
topic and
contains a
workable thesis
statement.
Paper is two-pages
of Spanish text,
typed, doublespaced; includes
title page and
works cited.
Requirements
X2
Paper is is less than
two pages in length;
includes neither title
page nor works cited.
Paper is less than two
pages length; includes
either title page or
works cited, but not
both.
Paper is less than two
pages in length;
includes title page and
works cited.
Mechanics and
Grammar
X3
Paper requires a great
deal of work and is
almost entirely
incomprehensible.
Paper has multiple
errors in grammatical
structures, vocabulary,
spelling and
accentuation which
interfere with
communication.
Sentence structure is
not varied and paper is
quite
incomprehensible.
Paper has several
errors in grammatical
structures, vocabulary,
spelling and
accentuation which do
not interfere with
communication.
Sentence structure is
moderately varied and
paper is generally
comprehensible and
easy to read.
Thesis
X2
No thesis or
introductory paragraph
is present in the paper.
Thesis paragraph
introduces topic but
does not include a
thesis.
Thesis paragraph
introduces the topic
and contains a thesis
that is not workable.
Content
X2
Ideas are neither linked
to thesis statement nor
submitted topic. Ideas
are not organized and
paper is quite
incoherent.
Majority of ideas do
not support the thesis
statement and/or are
not logically organized.
Paper contains few or
no original ideas.
Ideas are linked to the
submitted topic but fail
to prove the thesis.
Ideas are logically
organized and paper
contains some original
ideas.
Most ideas
support the
thesis statement
and are logically
organized; paper
contains some
original ideas.
Author seems to “jump
around”. Ideas are not
organized. Paper is not
written in MLA format.
Paper is not properly
organized and shows
no evidence of
adhering to MLA
format.
Paper is divided into
Introduction, Body,
and Conclusion. Paper
may deviate
significantly from
MLA format.
Paper is divided
into
Introduction,
Body, and
Conclusion.
Paper may
deviate slightly
format.
Organization and
MLA Format
Grade: __________/50
Score: ___________/100
Paper consistently
uses correct
grammatical
structures and
vocabulary, as well
as spelling and/or
accentuation.
Sentence structure
is varied. Paper is
fully
comprehensible
and easy to read.
Thesis paragraph
introduces the
topic in an
insightful manner
and includes a
workable thesis
statement.
All ideas support
the thesis
statement and are
logically
organized. Many
original ideas are
used.
Paper is divided
into Introduction,
Body, and
Conclusion. Paper
consistently
adheres to MLA
format.