ENG 101: Research Paper: Grading Rubric
Students will be graded on the following criteria:
Introduction:
- How well do you “set up” your essay in your introduction?
- Do you have a clearly defined thesis statement in your introduction?
- Is the voice and tone of your narrative confident and effective? Are you making a claim?
- Is your paper “solution” based? This doesn’t have to be in your introduction, but it can/should be.
Body Paragraphs:
- Are your sentences clearly written? Are they choppy or smooth? Are you using your speaking voice?
- Are there mistakes in grammar, punctuation, sentence structure? Is your paper error free?
- Are you writing with confidence? Does your “style” of writing fit with the topic?
- Do the points you make in your body paragraphs align with your thesis?
- Do your sources support what you are saying, or are you supporting the source?
- Are your in-text citations done correctly? Very important!
- Are you quoting, paraphrasing or summarizing effectively?
- Are your points well sequenced?
- Each individual paragraph should stand on its own, but all body paragraphs should transition into one another nicely, all of which re-enforce your thesis.
Conclusion:
- Is your conclusion a strength to your paper? Is this paragraph your closing argument?
- Is your solution clearly defined and supported?
- Is your thesis re-enforced?
The MLA:
- Do you have a complete Works Cited page that meets all the requirements?
- Are your In-text citations accurate?
- Are you in compliance with all requireme
