Authors Name: ___________________________

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Reviewers Name:

Research Paper Peer/Teacher Rubric

Introduction Paragraph
1. _____ Hook is present
2. Highlight the hook in red
3. On a scale of 1-10, how interesting is the hook?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
4. _____ Topic sentence is present
5. Highlight the topic sentence with orange
6. Thesis is present with
a. _____ An opinion statement about the topic
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_____ Reason #1 that the writer believes their thesis is true
ii.
_____ Reason #2 that the writer believes their thesis is true
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_____ Reason #3 that the writer believes their thesis is true
7. Highlight the complete thesis in yellow

Body Paragraph #1
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_____ Topic sentence is present, (Reason #1 from the thesis)

Highlight the topic sentence in light green
_____ Evidence to support Reason #1
On a scale of 1-10, how relevant is the evidence to the topic? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Highlight the evidence to support Reason #1 in light blue
_____ The writer explains how their evidence links to Reason #1
On a scale of 1-10, how well do they explain their evidence? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Highlight the explanation of how the evidence links to Reason #1 in light purple

Body Paragraph #2
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_____ Topic sentence is present (Reason #2 from the thesis)

Highlight the topic sentence in red
_____ Evidence to support Reason #2
On a scale of 1-10, how relevant is the evidence to the topic? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Highlight the evidence to support Reason #1 in orange
_____ The writer explains how their evidence links to Reason #2
On a scale of 1-10, how well do they explain their evidence? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Highlight the explanation of how the evidence links to Reason #2 in yellow

Body Paragraph #3
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_____ Topic sentence is present (Reason #3 from the thesis)

Highlight the topic sentence in light green
_____ Evidence to support Reason #3
On a scale of 1-10, how relevant is the evidence to the topic? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Highlight the evidence to support Reason #3 in light blue
_____ The writer explains how their evidence links to Reason #3
On a scale of 1-10, how well do they explain their evidence? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Highlight the explanation of how the evidence links to #3 in light purple

Authors Name: ___________________________

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Reviewers Name:

Conclusion
32. Conclusion answers one of The Big 4 Questions for Writing Conclusions (mark the question that
is answered):
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What is an interesting, original way to restate my main points?

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Whats interesting or original about the points Ive made?

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What can readers take away from my essay that is useful, or that might shed light
on their own lives or the world around them?

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If Im describing a problem in my paper, what might be a possible solution?

33. On a scale of 1-10, how well do they answer the Big 4 question? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
34. Highlight the entire conclusion in red