RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING ARTICLE REVIEW FORMS
	A	B	C	D	F
Content	•complete and well-written; •provides all necessary information; information is accurate and appropriate; •key terms defined	•incomplete but well written; •provides most of the necessary information, only missing some minor points; •key terms defined	•some information, but missing some major points; •not all key terms defined	•very little information; •most key terms not defined	•no information
Language, terminology, sources	•uses own words; •uses scientific terminology appropriately; •cites sources correctly	•uses own words; •uses scientific terminology less appropriately; •cites sources correctly	•mostly uses own words but some copying from source or other student; •poor use of scientific terminology; •cites sources incorrectly	•mostly uses own words but some copying from source or other student; •does not use appropriate scientific terminology; •cites sources incorrectly	•mostly copies from source or other student; •does not use appropriate scientific terminology; •does not cite sources
Style	•exhibits sophisticated sentence structure •skillfully uses appropriate stylistic conventions	•exhibits more than adequate structured sentences •uses many appropriate stylistic conventions	•exhibits appropriate sentence structure •uses appropriate stylistic conventions	•exhibits occasional inappropriate sentence structure •uses few appropriate stylistic conventions	•exhibits frequent inappropriate sentence structure •uses no appropriate stylistic coventions
Mechanics	•demonstrates excellent command of mechanical conventions: grammar, punctuation, and spelling; •very small errors do not distract reader	•demonstrates more than adequate command of mechanical conventions: grammar, punctuation, and spelling; •less than three spelling and grammar errors; •errors are minimally distracting to readers	•demonstrates adequate command of mechanical conventions: grammar, punctuation, and spelling; •more than three spelling or grammar errors; •errors are occasionally distracting to reader	•demonstrates adequate command of mechanical conventions: grammar, punctuation, and spelling; •more than six spelling and grammar errors; •errors are consistently distracting to reader	•lacks command of mechanical conventions: grammar, punctuation, and spelling; •more than six spelling and grammar errors; •errors present major distraction to reader