RUBRIC FOR PAPERS

Name________________________________________ Paper Grade:_____

GRADING EXCELLENT GOOD AVERAGE BELOW POOR STUDENTS

CRITERIA AVERAGE GRADE
+A A -A +B B -B +C C -C +D D -D F
CONTENT (40%)
Organization Writing is clear, Writing follows a Writing has minimal The main points of The paper is
logical, and very logical organization, organization and a the paper are unclear with no
organized around a but sometimes basic thesis ambiguous. organization.
developed thesis. drifts from the statement.
thesis.
Introduction Paragraphs are Paragraph structure Paragraph structure Paragraphs lack Paragraphs lack
Body & Conclusion well-organized and is acceptable but is acceptable but focus and clarity. focus and clarity.
coherent. Intro and incoherent. Intro & incoherent. Intro & Intro and conclusion Intro and conclusion
Conclusion solid. conclusion good. conclusion average. below average. poorly done.
Use of resources and An excellent use of Resources are Resources in Resources were in No resources in the
structure of resources in present and used in bibliography are bibliography but not paper and/or
bibliography bibliography and the paper. present but not cited in the paper bibliography.
proper distribution. distributed well. often.
REASONING PROCESS (40%)
Support Every point is clearly There is evidence The use of The evidence The paper does not
supported by strong to support almost evidence is provided does not attempt to support a
evidence. every point. minimal, but it does support the thesis. thesis.
support the thesis.
Analysis The analysis shows The analysis The analysis of the The analysis has not The paper does not
a strong relationship explains how the support stretches relation to the thesis. attempt to explain
between the evidence supports its meaning in an how the content
evidence and the the thesis in most attempt to support relates to the thesis.
thesis. cases. the thesis.
MECHANICS (20%)
Turabian The paper conforms Turabian formatting Turabian formatting Turabian formatting The paper pays no
perfectly to Turabian is adhered to and has a few major has many basic attention to
format. Careful contains few major errors and multiple errors and clarity of Turabian format.
attention was given errors. May have minor errors, but research is lost. Missing major
to it. Paper has minor errors but citations, structures elements of the
potential of they don’t interfere and sources are paper like cover
publishable quality. with the papers recorded. page, bibliography
purpose. etc.
Grammar and The paper has no The paper has few The paper has The paper has many The paper has so
Punctuation major grammatical major errors and some major errors basic grammar and many basic errors
errors and very few some minor ones and multiple minor punctuation errors. that the essay
minor errors. ones but sentences cannot be readily
are clear. understood.

Prof. Paul Conway Zion Bible College

 RUBRIC FOR PAPERS
Name________________________________________ Paper Grade:_____

Prof. Paul Conway Zion Bible College