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Article Reflection Rubric Article Reflection Rubric Criteria for completing reflection/analysis of science articles and news. Rubric Code: R23X426 By Rawanali Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Article Reflection Rubric
	INCOMPLETE 0 pts	POOR 1 pts	FAIR 3 pts	GOOD 4 pts	EXCELLENT 5 pts
Correct Topic	INCOMPLETE Did not attempt the assignment.	POOR Topic is related to science but is not on the assigned topic. Please refer to the article reflection schedule. OR Article is more than 1 year old.	FAIR	GOOD	EXCELLENT Topic relates to the assigned topic and article is less than 1 year old.
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 See ideas for writing the body of your work on format page.	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. See Opinion/Reflection ideas on format page	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.	GOOD Persuasive argument of opinion and reflection is in depth with adequate explanations.	EXCELLENT Persuasive argument of opinion expressed with support based on facts in article.
Vocabulary 1. Unfamiliar Word 2. Part of speech 3. Correct definition	INCOMPLETE No vocabulary words	POOR Vocabulary section is missing more than 2 items	FAIR	GOOD Vocabulary section is missing 2 items.	EXCELLENT Vocabulary section is complete and accurate. Includes 2 unfamiliar words, correct part of speech, and definition.