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iRubric: October Book Review: Current Events Comparison rubric

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October Book Review: Current Events Comparison Current Events Rubric Code: M2298C6 By e20191473 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Current Events
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 9 pts	Fair 8 pts	Poor 7 pts
Factual Elements (Who, what, where, why, and how)	Excellent All factual elements required by the assignment description are present.	Good Most factual elements required by the assignment description are present.	Fair Some factual elements required by the assignment description are present.	Poor Few factual elements required by the assignment are present.
Reflection	Excellent Student successfully reflects on the information presented in the 3-5 articles. The ideas presented in the articles are analyzed and the student expresses an informed opinion about them which is supported by details in the articles.	Good Student attempts to reflect on the 3-5 articles and is mostly successful and it is clear that he/she understands the content of the article. The student expresses his/her opinion about the events in the articles and supports it with facts presented in the article.	Fair Student attempts to reflect on the 3-5 articles but is not really successful. It is clear that the student does not understand the contents of the articles. The student attempts to express his/her opinion about the events in the articles, but the opinion is unsupported.	Poor The student does not attempt to reflect on the 3-5 articles.
Bias	Excellent The student correctly determines bias (or lack thereof) in the articles and supports their opinion with an example. It is clear they understand the concept of an article being biased.	Good The student attempts to determine bias (or lack thereof) in the articles but did not fully support their opinion. It is clear they understand what bias is.	Fair The student incorrectly determines bias (or lack thereof) in the articles. It is unclear whether they understand what bias is.	Poor The student does not attempt to determine bias.
Grammar, Spelling, and Diction	Excellent There are 1-2 grammatical errors, no spelling mistakes, and the sentence structure is excellent. The writing flows smoothly.	Good There are 3-4 grammatical errors, 1-2 spelling mistakes, and the sentence structure is good. The writing flows smoothly most of the time.	Fair There are 5-6 grammatical errors, 3-4 spelling mistakes, and the sentence structure is OK. The writing flows smoothly at times, but is choppy at other times.	Poor There are more than 6 grammatical errors, more than 4 spelling mistakes, and the sentence structure is poor. The writing is choppy throughout the assignment.