Famous Missourian Report Scoring Guide

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Prewriting reveals extensive research using at least one Internet site and one book (all items are addressed)

Prewriting reveals research using at least one Internet site and one book (most areas are addressed)

Prewriting reveals some research using one source (some areas area

addressed)

No prewriting or prewriting is incomplete (less than half of the

areas addressed)

First draft shows correct use of paragraphs which flow from

prewriting with a new paragraph for each area on checklist

First draft shows use of paragraphs from prewriting with a

new paragraph for each area on checklist

First draft shows at least three paragraphs for related items on

checklist

First draft shows some flow from prewriting

Revisions: -clarified by adding/moving words or sentences

-substituted 5 or more richer words

-correct cap/punc/spelling

Revisions: -clarified by adding/moving words or sentences

-substituted 3 to 5 richer words-only two mistakes in cap/punc/sp

Revisions: -clarified by adding/moving words

-changed at least 1 word (richer)-no more than five mistakes in

cap/punct/spelling

Revisions: -clarified by adding/changing 1 word-substituted richer words

-several errors in cap/punc/sp

Final report written neatly or typed, organized with cover page

and photo page

Final report written neatly or typed, organized with cover page

or photo page

Final report written neatly or typed, missing cover page and

photo page

Final report written legibly, missing cover page and photo page

Content of report reveals complete knowledge of contributions of famous

Missourian

Content of report reveals good knowledge of contributions of

famous Missourian

Content of report shows some knowledge of contributions of

famous Missourian

Content of report shows little knowledge of contributions of

famous Missourian

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