Research+and+Note-taking+Rubric


 * Wax Museum Project Assessment **
 * Research and Note-taking Process **

Student will be able to gather information from print and electronic resources and take notes in his/her own words using fact fragments.
 * __ Learning Outcomes __ : **


 * || **Exceeding Expectations **
 * 4 ** || **Meeting **
 * Expectations **
 * 3 ** || **Needs **
 * Improvement **
 * 2 ** || **Not Meeting Expectations **
 * 1 ** ||
 * **//Research //**
 * //Questions //** || Student wrote clear, creative and interesting questions that fit the topic.  || Student wrote clear questions that fit the topic with guidance. || Student wrote some questions that did not fit the topic. || Student wrote many questions that did not fit the topic. ||
 * **//Selection //**
 * //<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">of //**
 * //<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Sources //** || Student identified useful sources in two formats – more than one book and more than one electronic source.  ||  Student identified useful sources in two formats – one book and one electronic source.  ||  Student identified sources in two formats with guidance – one book and one electronic source.  || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; msobidifontfamily: Times-Roman;">Student identified no useful sources in any format. ||
 * **//<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Note //**
 * //<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Taking //** || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; msobidifontfamily: Times-Roman;">Student located and recorded information that answered all of the research questions. The notes are not copied but written in the form of fact fragments.

Student used a graphic organizer to organize neat, easy to read notes. || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; msobidifontfamily: Times-Roman;">Student located and recorded information that answered most of the research questions with guidance. The notes show an effort to not copy and written in the form of fact fragments.

Student used a graphic organizer to organize neat, easy to read notes with guidance. || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; msobidifontfamily: Times-Roman;">Student located and recorded a lot of information that did not directly answer the research questions. The notes appear to be copied from the source.

Student failed to organize notes effectively; many were messy and hard to read. || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; msobidifontfamily: Times-Roman;">Student located and recorded incomplete information that failed to answer any of the research questions. The notes appear to be copied from the source.

Student did not organize notes; all notes were messy and hard to read. ||
 * **//<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Effort //** || Student stayed on task all of the time while researching and note taking. || Student stayed on task most of the time while researching and note taking. || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; msobidifontfamily: Times-Roman;">Student needed frequent reminders to stay on task while researching and note taking. || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: Times; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">Student did not stay on task while researching and note taking. ||