Name: ______________________________________________
Grade ___________________________
Topic: ______________________________________________
Expert Research Paper Evaluation (50 points)
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Professional
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Very Good
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Progressing
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Needs Work
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Subject Coverage
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Thorough coverage of topic with no errors or serious omissions (20 pts)
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Main issues covered with no errors (18 pts)
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Most important issues covered, 2 key issues may be missing; may have 1 error
(16 pts)
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Limited explanation of content with no more than 2 errors (14 pts)
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References
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10 professional sources, at least 5 from journals; match usage in text (10 pts)
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9 professional sources; match usage in text (8 pts)
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8 professional sources; may have one source that doesn’t match text (6 pts)
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6 professional sources; may have 2 sources that don’t match text (4 pts)
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APA Format
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References
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All elements in references are correct; references are alphabetized and have hanging indent (4 pts)
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May have one major element error; references are alphabetized and have hanging indent (3 pts)
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May have two major element errors, may not be alphabetized or may lack hanging indent (2 pts)
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Has more than two major element errors, may not be alphabetized or may lack hanging indent (1 pts)
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Citations
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Author(s), date, and page number when quoting in correct format; all unknown material in each paragraph has citation (4 pts)
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Author(s) and date in correct format; most unknown material has citation (3 pts)
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Author and date in most citations; most unknown material has citation (2 pts)
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Some kind of citation is provided for at least half of the body content (1 pt)
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Paper
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Everything double-spaced; all pages have short header; title page, abstract, body, and reference page have all required parts (2 pts)
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Four main parts are included; may have two errors in any combination from correct format (1.5 pts)
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One main part missing and/or has three errors in any combination from correct format (1 pt)
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Has four or more major errors from correct format (0.5 pts)
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Mechanics
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Well-organized, correct grammar and syntax, no spelling or proofing errors
(10 pts)
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Well-organized; correct grammar and syntax; may have 3 spelling/proofing errors (8 pts)
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Organized; may have 1 serious grammatical/syntax error and 4 spelling or proofing errors (6 pts)
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May have any 2: limited organization or serious grammatical/syntax errors or
numerous spelling/proofing errors (4 pts)
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