iRubric: Newspaper Article Rubric

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Newspaper Article Rubric Newspaper Article Rubric An assignment that tests students' ability to summarize an article and accurately answer questions related to the article. Rubric Code: DXBA3B8 By klehne Draft Public Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Newspaper Connections Summarize and make connections
	Not Proficient 1 pts	Limited Proficientcy 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts	TOTALS (N/A)
Summary 12 pts Summary of newspaper article content	Not Proficient Little or no summary provided. Unclear if student read the article.	Limited Proficientcy Summary is only partially accurate and/or incomplete. Unclear that student understood main idea.	Proficient Major points of article are included and it is clear the student understood the main idea.	Excellent Major points of article clearly articulated and explained; abundantly clear that the writer understood the article.	TOTALS Scores for this category are multiplied by 3 for a total of 12 possible points.
Citation 4 pts Correct citation of the article including Name of newspaper, Title of article, Date, Page #, and author.	Not Proficient No citation or missing 4 of 5 key elements.	Limited Proficientcy Missing 3 key elements of citation.	Proficient Missing 1-2 key elements of citation.	Excellent All elements of a proper citation are present.	TOTALS
Questions 4 pts Answered main idea questions about the article	Not Proficient Did not answer any of the question correctly.	Limited Proficientcy Answered 1 of 3 questions correctly.	Proficient Answered 2 of 3 questions correctly.	Excellent Answered all 3 questions correctly.	TOTALS