Grade 12 MLA Research Essay – E-Learning Semester 2, 2019-2020 Multiple Intelligences (MI) apply your skills using MLA Research Writing Use a Minimum of (3) Valid Websites Minimum word limit 1,000/Maximum 1,200 Place the word count (excluding the Works Cited page) on the first page of the paper —Choose information wisely and follow your outline closely to estimate proportions of word count to each sub-topic area) *Points can be deducted for going over or under the word count by 100 words or more 1) Discuss the MI Modalities laid out by Howard Gardner and how viewing them individually can impact how education and assessment methods could be improved. STEP ONE: (Gathering and Summarizing Sources) STEP TWO: (Outline) STEP THREE: First and Final Draft
MLA RESEARCH WRITING RUBRIC
| Categories | Excellent 5 pts | Good 4 pts | Fair 3 pts | Poor 2 pts | Unacceptable 1 pt | Score |
| Resource Use How did you use all of the research resources to support thesis? | Excellent All resources used appropriately; Relies heavily on research to support 3 or more resources | Good Most resources used appropriately; Relies somewhat on research to support | Fair Some resources used appropriately; Paper supported more by opinion with very little reference to research | Poor Few resources used appropriately; Paper supported by opinion only; No reference to research | Unacceptable Opinion Only; No research; Inappropriate resources | |
| General Formatting
Did you follow all the MLA general formatting guidelines? | Excellent Typed; meets required number of pages;1 inch margins; 12 Times New Roman font; double spaced; last name and page number correctly placed ;name, professor, class, date correctly placed; title centered; NO cover page, folder or binder | Good Two or less general formatting errors | Fair Three or four general formatting errors | Poor Five or more general formatting errors | Unacceptable Handwritten | |
| Citings in Text
Did you correctly identify (document) and give credit to sources using MLA formatting. | Excellent All resources listed on works cited found in paper; Block quotes indented and punctuated appropriately; | Good All resources on works cited page found in paper; Less than 3 format errors; | Fair Most resources listed on works cited found in paper; Some MLA format errors; Resources not easily identified | Poor Few resources listed on works cited page found in paper; Sources in paper not on works cited page | Unacceptable No Resources Cited | |
| Works Cited
Did you identify your sources correctly at the end of your paper? | Excellent Required number of resources; Required types of resources; Alphabetical order; works cited page titled; 1 inch margins; double spaced; second line of citation indented 5 spaces; Citations end with period | Good Less than 3 formatting errors: has all required resources/types | Fair Formatting errors; Does not contain number of required resource and/or types | Poor MLA format not followed; multiple errors | Unacceptable No works cited page: | |
| Spelling and Grammar
Is paper free from grammatical errors? | Excellent No or minor spelling and grammatical errors (0) | Good Very few spelling and grammatical errors (1-3) | Fair Some spelling and grammatical errors (4-6) | Poor Large number of spelling and grammatical errors (7-9) | Unacceptable Excessive errors (10 or more). | |
| Content
Does the paper fully cover the topic assigned? | Excellent There is one clear, well-focused topic. Main idea stands out and is supported by detailed information. All information supports the topic. | Good Main idea is clear but the supporting information is general, but supports the topic. | Fair Main idea is somewhat clear but there is a need for more supporting information. Some irrelevant information is present. | Poor The main idea is not clear. Points are confused or illogical. Disjointed or seemingly random collection of information. | Unacceptable The information in the paper has nothing to do with the topic assigned. | |
| Introductory paragraph
Does the paper have an good attention grabbing introductory paragraph that includes a thesis statement? | Excellent The introduction is attention-grabbing, states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper. Includes all necessary elements of an introductory paragraph | Good The introduction clearly states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper, but is not particularly inviting to the reader. Includes all necessary elements of an introductory paragraph. | Fair The introduction states the main topic, but does not adequately preview the structure of the paper nor is it particularly inviting to the reader. Does not include all the necessary elements of an introductory paragraph | Poor There is no clear introduction of the main topic or structure of the paper. Does not include all the necessary elements of an introductory paragraph. | Unacceptable There is no introductory paragraph present. | |
| Conclusion
Does the paper have a good conclusion paragraph with all the correct elements? | Excellent The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader satisfied. Sums up the main topic successfully | Good The conclusion is recognizable and ties up almost all the loose ends. Includes all the necessary elements of a closing paragraph | Fair The conclusion is recognizable, but does not tie up several loose ends. Does not include all the necessary elements of a closing paragraph | Poor There is a 1-2 sentence conclusion that does not include all the necessary elements of a closing paragraph | Unacceptable There is no conclusion present. |
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