Famous Physicist Essay Rubric
0 Points
1 Points
No biographical information Very limited information,
such as only about birth
2 Points
Lacks details about life, or
lacks mention of important
events
3 Points
4 Points
Highly detailed account of all You should write a biography
major life events
about this physicist!
Major Work
No mention of completed
work
Highly detailed about some
work, but missing other
work, or includes all major
work but without sufficient
details.
All major work, both inside
and outside of physics,
described in great detail.
Connections to Class
No discussion of connections Brief mention of relationship Some details about
of major work to what was to what was learned in class connections, but lacking
learned in class
examples
Biographical information
Very limited information,
such as only the work that
connects to in-class
discussions.
Is this your PhD dissertation?
Highly detailed connections, You should come back to
including examples of
teach this lesson next year!
specific
problems/discussions/etc.
Properties of a proper paper Paper unreadable
(spelling, grammar,
punctuation, citations, etc.)
Numerous mistakes, causing Numerous mistakes, but still Little or no errors, all minor. Your English teacher would
parts to be incomprehensible comprehensible, or no
Correct citations and works give you an A++!
mistakes but missing
cited formats.
references
Extras (visual aids, famous
quotes, extensions of
his/her work, etc.)
A few extras that are nice
but do not enhance the
paper
Nothing, just the basics
Some extras that help
A good number (enough but WOW!!!!
explain what you are writing not too many) of extras that
significantly enhance the
paper and provide a deeper
understanding of the physics