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Weekly Current Events Rubric - Written Summary

Students are to complete a bi-weekly current events report using the following rubric as part of their Around the World class.

Rubric Code: CA7X7C

By dorrienang

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Subject: Humanities

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Current Events Rubric
	Meets Standards 20 pts	Approaching Standards 16 pts	Below Standards 12 pts	Does Not Meet Standards 8 pts
Article/Source	Meets Standards The article is current, interesting and from a reputable site. The article contains at least 4 paragraphs. The article is submitted with the summary.	Approaching Standards The article/source is not very current, is from a less reliable source or is too short in order to fulfill the requirements stated.	Below Standards The article is definitely too short or the source is very unreliable.	Does Not Meet Standards The article/source chosen has no relevance to the class.
Summary	Meets Standards The summary is written in a minimum of 2 paragraphs of at least 5-6 sentences each. The main idea of the article is clear and source is unplagiarized (quoted if necessary).	Approaching Standards The summary paragraphs are written in fewer than 2 paragraphs OR A summary of the main idea and important details is included, but lacking clarity or specifics of the article.	Below Standards The summary paragraph is written in fewer than 2 paragraphs AND A summary of the main idea and important details is lacking clarity.	Does Not Meet Standards The summary is not written in 2 paragraphs but is simply listed or is not done at all.
Response/Application	Meets Standards Your reaction (reflection writing) to the article is one paragraph (at least 3-5 sentences), and explains your reflection of how/why this topic is important.	Approaching Standards Your reation to the article is somewhat brief and gives some reflection of its importance to our class.	Below Standards Your reaction to the article is very brief and does not explain the importance of the article to our class.	Does Not Meet Standards There is no reaction to the article.
Grammar	Meets Standards Consistent and appropriate agreement, pronouns/tense. Sophisticated and precise word choices, no spelling errors, no punctuation or capitalization errors.	Approaching Standards Mostly consistent and appropriate agreement, pronouns/tense. Fairly effective word choices. No more than 3 spelling, punctuation or capitalization errors.	Below Standards Somewhat consistent and appropriate agreement, pronouns/tense. Correct word choice. No more than 4 spelling, punctuation or capitalization errors.	Does Not Meet Standards Inconsistent and inappropriate agreement, pronouns/tense. Poor word choice. More than 5 spelling, punctuation or capitalization errors. Sources not properly cited. Many errors in format or punctuation.

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