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Competency to be measured |
Meets Expectations 3 |
Project Was Satisfactory 2 |
Does Not Meet Expectations 1 |
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Student acknowledges a need for information appropriate to the assignment in the form of a focused research topic or thesis statement |
A focused research topic or thesis statement appropriate to the assignment is clearly acknowledged. |
Research topic or thesis statement is present, but not focused or clearly acknowledged. |
No focused research topic or thesis statement is acknowledged. |
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Number and variety of resources |
An appropriate number and variety of sources (books, journals, web sites, non-print, etc.) appropriate to the assignment are selected. |
Sources selected are somewhat varied and appropriate in number, but not according to the assignment requirements. |
An inappropriate variety of sources are selected. |
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Quality of resources |
Only appropriately authoritative, accurate, timely, and well-balanced sources are selected. |
Some, but not all, sources selected are appropriately authoritative, accurate, timely, and well-balanced. |
Sources are not adequately authoritative, timely, accurate, or well-balanced. |
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Use of in-text documentation |
Proper credit to original sources of information or ideas is given at appropriate points throughout the project. |
Proper credit to the original sources of information or ideas is given at appropriate points some of the time, but not throughout the whole project. |
Proper credit to original sources of information or ideas is not given at appropriate points throughout the project. |
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Citation of sources |
The citation style required for the assignment is used correctly and consistently in the form of a works cited or references page. |
The citation style required for the assignment is used, but inconsistenly and sometimes incorrectly in the form of a works cited or references page. |
The citation style required for the assignment is used incorrectly and inconsistently in the form of a works cited or references page. |