Higher Colleges of Technology Dubai

LSHM N283: Project 1 Written Research Paper

Assessment Criteria
Student Names ____________________________________________ Points __________ from 50
Thesis Statement and Development of Argument (20 points) ___
Contains a well-
developed thesis that
clearly addresses the
question.

Develops thesis with
considerable specific
and relevant
historical
information.
Offers a thesis that may
be partially developed.
Supports thesis with
some relevant historical
information.

Shows limited or lack of
understanding of
complexity; may deal
with one aspect in depth,
or with all in a more
general way. Provides
limited analysis, mostly
described.
Contains a confused or
unfocused thesis or simply
paraphrases the question.
Provides minimal relevant
information or lists facts with
little or no application to the
question.

Ignores complexity of questions;
may deal with only part of the
question, or with all parts in a
superficial way. Offers little or
no analysis Material is copied
from sources.
Lacks a thesis or simply restates
the question. Demonstrates an
incomplete or inappropriate
response.

Has little or no understanding of
the question. Extensive amount of
material copied from sources.

















Research and Documentation (10 points) ____
Thorough and serious
identification of key
sources.

Thorough complete
documentation of
sources (Works Cited &
notes )
Safe Assign submitted
Serious, but partial array
of sources.

Missing information
(Works Cited and/or
notes provided, but
incomplete)
Left out important
resources or poor range
of sources.

A great deal missing
(Works Cited and/or
references missing)
Inadequate or no substantial research.

Poor or nonexistent (No Works Cited. or
references).

No Safe Assign submitted.











Organization and Quality of Writing (20 points) ____
Clearly organized and
well written.

Logical sequence; high
level of source
integration
Shows evidence of
acceptable organization
and writing.

Mostly logical
sequencing; not all
paragraphs well
integrated
Demonstrates weak
organization and/or
writing skills that
interfere with
comprehension.

Difficult to follow; little
integration of different
sources
Response is poorly-written and
contains significant errors in grammar,
punctuation, spelling, and usage that
significantly detract from the clarity of
the response.

No overall logic; very poor synthesis
of evidence.