CATEGORY

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Ideas/Research Questions

Researchers independently identify at least 4 reasonable, insightful, creative ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research.

Researchers independently identify at least 4 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research.

Researchers identify, with some adult help, at least 4 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research.

Researchers identify, with considerable adult help, 4 reasonable ideas/questions to pursue when doing the research.

Delegation of Responsibility

Each student in the group can clearly explain what information is needed by the group, what information she/he is responsible for locating, and when the information is needed.

Each student in the group can clearly explain what information she/he is responsible for locating.

Each student in the group can, with minimal prompting from peers, clearly explain what information she/he is responsible for locating.

One or more students in the group cannot clearly explain what information they are responsible for locating.

Organizing Information

Students fill out all of the index cardsin each category in their FACT FOLDERS appropriately and include citation information. All students can independently explain the planned organization of the research findings.

Students fill out at 2-3 of the index cards in each category in their FACT FOLDERS appropriately and include citation information. All students can independently explain this plan.

Students fill out one index card in each category in their FACT FOLDERS and include incomplete or inaccurate citation information. All students can independently explain most of this plan.

Students do not fill out the index cards for every category in their FACT FOLDERS. Citation information is either not included or incomplete/inaccurate. Students in the group cannot explain their organizational plan.

Quality of Sources

Researchers independently locate at least 2 reliable, interesting information sources for EACH category in their FACT FOLDER.

Researchers independently locate at least 2 reliable information sources for EACH category in their FACT FOLDER.

Researchers, with some adult help, locate at least 2 reliable information sources for EACH category in their FACT FOLDER.

Researchers, with extensive adult help, locate at least 2 reliable information sources for EACH category in their FACT FOLDER.

Works Cited Page

Students turn in a complete and accurate works cited page that lists all of their sources.

Students turn in a complete and accurate works cited page but leave out some sources.

Students turn in an incomplete or inaccurate works cited page.

Students do not turn in a works cited page.