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Current Events

poverty unit current events portion--oral and summary

Rubric Code: N6B4C5

By Kaitybee

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Public Rubric

Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Not Meeting Standard 1 pts	Approaching Standard 2 pts	Meets Standard 3 pts	Exceeds Standard 4 pts
Article Summary	Not Meeting Standard The article has been summarized by taking sentences right out of the article. Very little indication of students own wording. Very few of the required questions have been answered.	Approaching Standard The article is summarized using some of the students own wording. Some of the required questions have been answered.	Meets Standard Article is summarized using students OWN words. Summary answers all of the required questions.	Exceeds Standard Article is thoroughly summarized in students OWN words. Summary answers all of the required questions and adds extra details.
Opinion	Not Meeting Standard Student has only included a sentence relaying their opinion. It is not backed up and shows little to no understanding of the issue.	Approaching Standard Student includes a small opinion section on their article. Their opinion is not backed up by facts in the article, prior knowledge or personal connections. They have a very basic understanding of the issue in the article.	Meets Standard Student describes their opinion on the article. Their opinion is backed up using facts from the article and/or prior knowledge. They have a pretty good understanding of the presented issue.	Exceeds Standard Student thoroughly describes their opinion on the article. Their opinion is backed up using facts from the article, prior knowledge and personal connections. They have a very good understanding of the issue.
Presentation	Not Meeting Standard Student uses a very quiet voice and/or is difficult to understand. Eye-contact and confident posture is rarely evident. Student is unable to answer any questions and does not know their article.	Approaching Standard Student rarely uses a clear, projecting voice. Confident behaviour is limited (including eye-contact and good posture). Student relies heavily on their printed article for information and can only answer some questions.	Meets Standard Student uses a clear, projecting voice most of the time. Confident behaviour is displayed sometimes, including eye-contact and good posture. Students knows their article and can answer most questions.	Exceeds Standard Student uses a clear, projecting voice. Displays confident behaviour including eye-contact and good posture. Student is knowledgeable on their article and can answer all questions.
Appropriateness of Article	Not Meeting Standard Chosen article is not "news worthy" and is at a level of reading & understanding that is either too hard or too easy. Article does not discuss an important issue.	Approaching Standard Chosen article is not necessarily "news worthy" and is at a level of reading & understanding that is either too hard or too easy. Article discusses a very small issue.	Meets Standard Chosen article is "news worthy" but may be at a level of reading & understanding that is too easy or too hard. Article discusses an important local or global issue.	Exceeds Standard Chosen article is very "news worthy" and is at an appropriate reading/understanding level. Article discusses an important global or local issue that is very prevalent in society today. Student is able to connect with poverty issues.

Keywords:

current events social studies

Subjects:

Social Sciences

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