Research+Paper+Rubric

Research, explanations, and details
4 - Exemplary
 * Your paper demonstrates a thorough, well-developed understanding of the concept, event, or person you researched.
 * You use ample historical details to clearly support statements and/or positions.

3 - Expected
 * Your paper demonstrates a general, adequately-developed understanding of the concept, event, or person you researched.
 * You use some accurate historical details to support statements and/or positions.

2 - Nearly There
 * Your paper demonstrates a limited, partially-developed understanding of the concept, event, or person you researched.
 * Your historical information is mostly accurate, but a small part must be corrected.

1 - Incomplete Your paper is incomplete for one or more of the following reasons:
 * Your paper demonstrates a minimal, undeveloped understanding of the concept, event or person you researched.
 * You used no details to support statements and/or positions.
 * Your paper was historically inaccurate.