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Justifying Your Health Topic Research Paper – Scoring Rubric

CATEGORY	Exemplary 8	Strong 6	Marginal 4	Unsatisfactory 1
Content	Shows a full understanding of the topic.	Shows a good understanding of the topic.	Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic.	Does not seem to understand the topic very well.
Quality of Information	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. All questions are fully addressed as required	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. Most questions are fully addressed	Some Information relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. Most/some questions are addressed. Answers lack sufficient detail, research.	Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic. Most questions are poorly addressed or answers do not address questions set
Amount of Information	It includes at least 6 facts about the topic.	It includes 4-5 facts about the topic.	It includes 2-3 facts about the topic.	It includes less than 2 facts about the topic.
Paragraph Construction	All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.	Most paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.	Paragraphs included related information but were typically not constructed well.	Paragraphing structure was not clear and sentences were not typically related within the paragraphs.
Sources	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format.	Some sources are not accurately documented.
Recognition of Reliable Sources	Student clearly recognizes reliable sources and shows above average recognition of important information of source.	Student clearly recognizes reliable sources and shows average recognition of important information of source.	Student has unclear recognition of reliable sources, or shows average recognition of important information in source.	Student has no recognition of reliable sources and shows below average recognition of important information in source.
Citation in Text	Student uses appropriate strategies to cite their sources in their report.	Student usually uses correct strategies to cite their sources in the report.	Student rarely correctly cites sources in their report.	Student does not attempt to cite their sources in their report.
Mechanics	No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	A few grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.