Research project rubric

This is the rubric I will be using for your research project:

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Content	Writer included much relevant content about his/her topic and showed a great deal of new learning.	Writer included some relevant content but did not showcase his/her new learning as much as he/she could have.	Writer included almost no relevant content about his/her topic. There is little evidence of the writer’s new learning.	The writer included no relevant content about his/her topic and there is no evidence that he/she learned anything new.
Accuracy	The content of the writing appears to be 100% accurate.	Most of the content of the writing is accurate. Some liberties may have been taken for the sake of voice and artistic expression.	Most of the content is inaccurate. The writer appears not to have done much research on his/her topic.	None of the content is accurate.
Writing	All of the traits of writing were used effectively and kept the reader engaged throughout the entire piece. The writing is coherent and the piece is a cohesive unit.	Most of the traits of writing were used effectively, with the exception of one or two, but the writing kept the reader engaged through most of the piece. The coherence and cohesiveness could use a bit more work.	Only a few of the traits of writing were used effectively, which prevented the reader from truly being engaged in the piece. Coherence and cohesiveness need more work.	The writer appears not to have considered any of the traits of writing and did not create an engaging, coherent piece of writing. Coherence and cohesiveness are quite lacking.
Credibility	The writer showed great credibility by using sources effectively.	The writer showed credibility by mostly using sources effectively.	The writer has an idea of how to use sources effectively but some improvements could be made.	The writer appears to have very little understanding of how to use sources effectively in a piece of writing.
Sources Bibliography/ Works Cited (x2)	The writer used the correct number of reliable sources that included at least two print sources. Bibliography/Works Cited was formatted correctly.	The writer used reliable sources but did not include the appropriate number of sources. Bibliography/Works Cited was mostly formatted correctly.	The writer appears to have not done much research on this topic and/or the sources used were not reliable. Bibliography/Works Cited was not formatted correctly.	No sources appear to have been used for this assignment. There is no bibliography or works cited.

You can choose any genre/format you wish for this project, but it must include writing in some way. You also need to remember that the goal of this project is to show your new knowledge of the topic you chose to research. So if you choose a poem and only write a haiku, is that really going above and beyond to show your new knowledge?