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7th Grade: PBA Research and Writing Rubric 2019- 2020 SY

Criteria Dormant Awakening Awakened Developed

Content and Analysis: ➢ Demonstrates lack of ➢ Demonstrates little or ➢ Demonstrates a clear ➢ Demonstrates
comprehension of the general understanding and concrete compelling/insightful
task and purpose of the task and purpose comprehension of the analysis of the task and

the extent to which task and purpose purpose

➢ Does not use facts, ➢ Uses few,
the project conveys details, or examples to inappropriate or ➢ Uses multiple ➢ Uses multiple relevant,
complex ideas and support ideas irrelevant descriptions, descriptions, facts, well-chosen
information clearly facts, details, or details, and examples descriptions, facts,
➢ Lacks a central theme examples to support that support ideas details, and examples
and accurately in
and clear point of view ideas to support claims,
order to support ➢ Includes an findings, arguments, or
claims in an analysis ➢ 15 points ➢ Does not present a introduction section an answer to a driving
of topics or clearly stated theme, highlighting the question
and point of view is purpose or theme
texts vague connected to prompt ➢ Includes a
compelling/insightful
➢ 20 points ➢ 25 points introduction section
highlighting of
purpose or theme that
is creative, compelling,
and clearly written
 ➢ 30 points

Command of ➢ Provides no evidence ➢ Demonstrates an ➢ Comprehensively ➢ Insightful and

Evidence: or evidence that is
completely irrelevant
➢ Information, ideas,
the extent to which findings, and/or
the project presents arguments lack logical
evidence from the line of reasoning and
sequence of
provided texts to
information
support analysis and
reflection ➢ Does not address
alternative or opposing
perspectives
➢ 15 points
attempt to use
evidence, but only to
develop ideas with
minimal, occasional
evidence which is
generally invalid or ➢ Information, ideas,
irrelevant
➢ Information, ideas,
findings, and/or
arguments presented in
a way that is
inconsistent or vague;
reasoning and/or ➢ Comprehensively
sequence of
information is
presented in a
disconnected or
disjointed manner
➢ Attempts to address
alternative or opposing
perspectives, but not
clearly, completely
and/or unsupported by
develops topic of the compelling evidence is
project with several used throughout to
pieces of relevant develop topic using
evidence precise and relevant
facts, definitions,
details, quotations, or
findings, and/or other information as
arguments presented
evidence
with a clear and logical
line of reasoning and ➢ Line of reasoning and
sequence of sequence of
information information is logical,
convincing, and
effective
addresses alternative or
opposing perspectives ➢ Insightfully and
with logical and clear completely addresses
analysis and relevant alternative or opposing
evidence perspectives with
compelling analysis
25 points and evidence
➢ 30 points
 analysis and evidence

➢ 20 points

Coherence, ➢ Does not provide an ➢ Includes vague or ➢ Has a clear and ➢ Has a
Organization, and introduction or incomplete comprehensive compelling/insightful

Style: concluding statement introduction and introduction and introduction and

or section conclusion, lack clarity conclusion conclusion
or relevance
➢ Uses language that is ➢ Consistently maintains ➢ Establishes and
the extent to which predominantly ➢ Inconsistent formal a formal style, with maintains a formal
the project logically incoherent or copied style, using language consistent use of style using precise
directly from source that is imprecise or language and domain- language and domain-
organizes complex
inappropriate for the specific vocabulary specific vocabulary
ideas, concepts, and ➢ Exhibit no evidence of task
information using organization ➢ Exhibits consistent ➢ Exhibits consistent
formal style and ➢ Exhibit little attempt at attempt at organization, with use
5 point organization, or organization, with of appropriate
precise language
attempts to organize consistent use of transitions to create
are irrelevant to task transitions compelling, unified
and cohesive whole
➢ 7 points ➢ 10 points
➢ 15 points

Control of ➢ Response to the ➢ Response to the ➢ Response to the ➢ Response to the

Conventions: prompt does not prompt demonstrates prompt demonstrates prompt demonstrates
demonstrate command limited command of appropriate command strong command of the
 of the conventions of
standard English at the
the extent to which appropriate level of
the project complexity. Frequent
demonstrates and varied errors in
mechanics, grammar,
command of the
and usage impede
conventions of understanding.
standard English
grammar usage, ➢ The writing style is not
effective for the
capitalization,
purpose.
punctuation, and
spelling. 2 point
the conventions of
standard English at an
appropriate level of
complexity. There may
be some errors in
mechanics, grammar,
usage, spelling or
punctuation noticeable
that often impede
understanding.
➢ The writing style is
appropriate for
purpose. ➢ The writing style is
5 points
of the conventions of conventions of
standard English at an standard English at an
appropriate level of appropriate level of
complexity. There may complexity. There may
be few errors in be little to no errors in
mechanics, grammar, mechanics, grammar,
usage, spelling or usage, spelling or
punctuation that do punctuation.
not impede
understanding; ➢ The writing style is
meaning is generally compelling and
clear. insightful.
➢ 10 points
interesting and
engaging.

7 points

Preparedness: ➢ Lacks interpretation of ➢ Some interpretation of ➢ Clear interpretation of ➢ Insightful

evidence and evidence and evidence and interpretation of
arguments arguments arguments evidence and
arguments with
➢ Analysis is incomplete ➢ Analysis is inadequate ➢ Analysis is complete detailed analysis of
or illogical, and or vague; conclusions – and concrete; various arguments in
conclusions are if present - do not conclusions are logical moral, legal, economic,
missing or unrelated to reflect justifications for and address and scientific domains
 justifications for and and against legal justifications for and ➢ Analysis is compelling,
against legal chattel chattel slavery in every against legal chattel conclusions are
slavery area slavery in every area insightful and address
the justifications for
2 point ➢ 5 points 7 points
and against legal
chattel slavery in every
area

➢ 10 points

Sources and Citations ➢ Does not use any ➢ Some sources are cited
sources accurately, but fails to
adequately connect to
➢ Contains no citations or support the analysis
presented
➢ 1 points
➢ Contains
inappropriate or
incomplete citation
form
➢ 3 points
➢ Most sources are cited ➢ All sources are cited
accurately, and accurately, and
adequately connects to insightfully connects
or supports the analysis to or supports the
presented analysis presented
➢ Contains appropriate ➢ Contains information
and complete citation from multiple
form perspectives and
multiple sources that
➢ 4 points supports research,
theories, and/or
conclusions

➢ 5 points
TOTAL 40 60 85 100
Myriah: 45 points

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