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Analyzing News Article Rubric

Anaylzing News Article Rubric

Criteria for completing reflection/analysis of government related current events articles and news.

Rubric Code: L85A5W

By jkinde

Draft

Public Rubric

Subject: Political Science

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Article Analysis Rubric
	INCOMPLETE 0 pts	POOR 2 pts	FAIR 6 pts	GOOD 8 pts	EXCELLENT 10 pts
Correct Topic	INCOMPLETE Did not attempt the assignment.	POOR Article chosen is related to current events but is not related to government.	FAIR Article chosen is a current event and related to government, but very brief and not in depth.	GOOD Article chosen is a current event and government related, but only minimally.	EXCELLENT Article chosen is a current event and government related and provides clear, in-depth information and the reporter's analysis of the topic.
Article Information Title, Author, Date, & Source of article	INCOMPLETE No article information provided.	POOR 3 or more items missing	FAIR 2 items missing	GOOD 1 item missing	EXCELLENT All items present
Summary of Facts Student shows knowledge of who, what, when, where, why of article.	INCOMPLETE No summary of facts OR Plagarism. Copied verbatim from the article without reference.	POOR Very basic summary(no more than 1-2 sentences) MOSTLY verbatim from article.	FAIR Moderate summarization of facts but includes personal bias.	GOOD Solid summarization of facts (1 paragraph) without personal bias.	EXCELLENT Excellent summarization of facts without personal bias.
Personal Reaction Opinion and/or reflection.	INCOMPLETE No personal reaction to the subject matter given.	POOR Lack of persuasive argument of your opinion. Reaction is very shallow.	FAIR Moderately persuasive argument of your opinion. Reaction is not very deep, no clear link to facts in article to support reaction.	GOOD Persuasive argument of opinion and reflection is in depth with some explanations and linkage to facts in article.	EXCELLENT Persuasive argument of opinion expressed with support based on facts in article.