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iRubric: Genetics Current Events rubric

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Genetics Current Events NEWSPAPER ARTICLE: The Fall of Rome For this assignment, you will write a newspaper editorial on a hot topic in genetics. In addition, your article must have a headline and illustration with caption. Rubric Code: Z3C95W By kquinlisk Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

Content
	Excellent 20 pts	Good 18 pts	Fair 16 pts	Poor 12 pts
Important Information	Excellent The article contains a summary of the article, connections as to what we learned in class, and an opinion on this topic, as well. The article is exact, specific and detailed.	Good The article contains a summary of the article, connections as to what we learned in class, and an opinion on this topic, as well. The article is lacking detail.	Fair The article lacks some components: summary of the article, connections as to what we learned in class, and an opinion on this topic, as well. The article is lacking detail.	Poor The article is lacking many components: summary of the article, connections as to what we learned in class, and an opinion on this topic, as well. The article contains little or no detail.
Newspaper Article
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 9 pts	Fair 8 pts	Poor 6 pts
Writing Mechanics	Excellent Writing is descriptive, providing detailed information. The writing keeps the reader interested and informed and is free of errors. Appropriate citations.	Good Writing is somewhat descriptive, providing some detailed information. The writing keeps the reader interested and informed and contains only 1 or 2 grammatical errors. Appropriate citations.	Fair Writing has little descriptive language and is vague on information. The writing is unclear and/or contains several grammatical errors. Incorrect citations.	Poor Writing lacks descriptive language and information. Many grammatical errors are present. Missing or incorrect citations.
Headline, Illustration and Caption	Excellent Eye-catching headline, detailed illustration, and appropriate caption are present.	Good Headline, illustration, and caption are present.	Fair Headline, illustration, or caption are missing.	Poor No headline, illustration, or caption are present.
Editing and Improving	Excellent The article is formatted clearly and concisely, with little room for improvement.	Good The article was edited and improvements were made.	Fair The article shows some improvements and edits.	Poor The article was neither edited nor improved.