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Research Project

Civics Library Unit

Following Directions, Amendment Rewrite, Research, and Letter (60 points)

Did I follow directions and include all the parts required in my final project? (10 pts.)

This rubric, assignment sheet, amendment rewrite, 3 highlighted research printouts, letter, “Works Cited” list

All are present (10) 2 missing (8) 4 missing (6) 6 missing (4) 8 missing (2)

Did I rewrite my amendment in my own words to show that I know what it means? (10 pts.)

Very Well (10) No (0)

Did I identify 3 search words or phrases to use to find information on my amendment? (6 pts.)

3 search terms (6) 2 search terms (4) 1 search term (2)

Did I find three articles that were about my specific part of the amendment? (6 pts.)

3 articles (6) 2 articles (4) 1 article (2)

Did I read the three articles and highlight the parts I used? (6 pts.)

3 articles (6) 2 articles (4) 1 article (2)

Did I write in my own words what they were about? (12 pts.) Not copied, summarized information correctly

3 articles (12) 2 articles (8) 1 article (4)

Was my work neat and mistake free? (10 pts.) No spelling errors, typed, correct grammar

Yes (10) 3 errors (7) 6 errors (4) More than 10 errors (0)

Works Cited (40 points)

Did I have at least 4 sources? (4 pts.)

Yes (4) 3 sources (3) 2 sources (2) 1 source (1)

Were there 3 different types of sources + a source for understanding the amendment?

(8 pts.) magazine, newspaper, world wide web, book

Yes (8) 3 different (6) 2 different (4) all same type (2)

Was the works cited list in alphabetical order? (3 pts.)

Yes (3) No (0)

Was the works cited list formatted correctly? (6 pts.) indentation, punctuation, double spacing

Yes (6) 2 errors (4) 4 errors (2) More than 6 errors (0)

Were the bibliographic entries correctly listed according to Writer’s Inc.? (19 pts.)

Yes (19) missing 7 parts (12) missing 12 parts (7) missing more than 19 parts (0)