Identity Unit Paper Rubric
Categories
Paper contains references from two texts along with specific examples from each.______/ 20
§ The student has tied in their own experiences to at least two texts we have read during this unit. They have provided examples from each text and presented them throughout the paper in a meaningful and insightful manner.
Paper contains references to personal experiences______/20
§ The student uses personal experiences, events or people that are a part of their life to help demonstrate what makes them who they are as an individual.
§ Their ideas are presented clearly and in an organized way.
§ They all show relation to their main thesis.
Presence of Introduction and Conclusion______/10
§ The student has provided an effective introduction and conclusion within their paper. They have clearly demonstrated what they learned throughout the workshop by implementing it within these two paragraphs.
§ The introduction provides an attention getting statement along with a strong thesis for the paper.
§ The conclusion effectively wraps up the paper and provides closing thoughts.
Presence of Body Paragraphs (At least Four)_____/40
§ Paragraph One______/10
o Paragraph includes a main topic sentence.
o Main topic sentence relates to the thesis.
o Coherence is present throughout the entire paragraph.
§ Paragraph Two______/10
o Paragraph includes a main topic sentence.
o Main topic sentence relates to the thesis.
o Paragraph displays unity.
§ Paragraph Three______/10
o Paragraph includes a main topic sentence.
o Main topic sentence relates to the thesis.
o Paragraph displays unity.
§ Paragraph Four______/10
o Paragraph includes a main topic sentence.
o Main topic sentence relates to the thesis.
o Paragraph displays unity.
Grammar______/5
§ The paper contains very few grammar mistakes and sentence structure is correct and organized effectively.
Proof of Editing______/2
§ The paper clearly demonstrates that the student took time to edit and make changes from their original rough draft.
Format______/3
§ The paper is written in Time New Roman font with 1” margin.
§ It is the required 4 full pages and contains a separate title page.
TOTAL: _________/100 points
