Written Research Report
 

CATEGORY Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement
Organization Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.  Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.  Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.  The information appears to be disorganized.
Quality of Information Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.  Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.  Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.  Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic. 
Mechanics No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.  Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors  A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.  Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. 
Neatness Typed, clean and neatly bound in a report cover, illustrations provided.  Legible writing, well-formed characters, clean and nealy bound in a report cover, illustrations provided Legible writing, some ill-formed letters, print too small or too large, papers stapled together. Illegible writing, loose pages
Timeliness Report handed in on time. Report up to two days late. Report up to one week late. Report handed in more than one week late.