The following rubrics are how you will be graded for the project. There are two grades, a group work or collaboration grade and the article grade.
| Criteria | Poor (1) | Fair (2) | Good (3) | Excellent (4) | Score |
| Effort | Actively avoids jobs when possible. Complains about others. Has large set of excuses. | Reluctantly does jobs when asked. Seeks easiest duties in group. Sometimes works to completion. | Willingly takes on jobs when asked. Works to completion. Will work long hours when required. | Volunteers for jobs no matter how difficult Always works to completion. Willing to work long hours. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Cooperative | Will not help - ignores partners. | Sometimes willing to help partners. | Shares work when asked and listens to partners. | Willingly explains things to partners and will use partners' ideas. | 1 2 3 4 |
| On Task | Constantly talking to others in room, rarely works on task. | Sometimes talks to other groups about unrelated subjects and is occasionally off task. | Usually follows the task and talks only to partner. | Always follows the steps of the task and sometimes goes beyond the concepts. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Prepared | Never has pencil or willing to find proper place in task. | Looks through task to find place and sometimes borrows a pencil. | Uses daily wrap-up to find place in task. | Arrives early for class and has notebook open to proper page. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Criteria | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | Score |
| Organization of Paper | Weak organization of ideas. | Somewhat unfocused and/or unclear. | Logical organization of ideas. | Careful and relevant organization of ideas. | 1 2 3 4 |
| References | No references or incorrect references. | Few references or some incorrect references. | Use of references indicate some research. | Use of references indicate substantial research. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Focus | Essay addresses topic but loses focus by including irrelevant ideas. | Essay is focused on topic and includes few loosely related ideas. | Essay is focused on the topic and includes relevant ideas. | The essay is focused, purposeful, and reflects clear insight and ideas. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Mechanics | Frequent errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. | Errors in grammar and punctuation, but spelling has been proofread. | Occasional grammatical errors and questionable word choice. | Nearly error-free which reflects clear understanding and thorough proofreading. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Understanding of Material | Apparent misunderstanding of material. | Limited understanding of material displayed by vague, unclear language. | Developing understanding of material. | Clear understanding of material displayed by clear, concrete language and complex ideas . | 1 2 3 4 |
