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News Research Report

Students will use multiple internet sources to research a news topic and present information using a print method to present their findings.

Rubric Code: XXW35A5

By melwegener

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Subject: English

Type: (Other)

Grade Levels: 6-8

Main Idea/Supporting Details
	Advanced 4 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Basic 2 pts	Below Basic 1 pts
Main Idea	Advanced The main idea is identified,and has been expanded to include sections with details or more complex thinking.	Proficient The main idea is identified and written in clearly laid out sections with headings and appropriate amounts of detail.	Basic Partially identified a sections. It is not presented in a clear manner. An attempt has been made to present work in a clearly labelled manner.	Below Basic Did not write complete sections but used brief information. Points required more expansion.
Supporting Details	Advanced All of the supporting (3-4) details are written neatly, in the student's own words and have strong evidence of the main idea.	Proficient All of the supporting details (2) are included and are written neatly in the student's own words.	Basic Contains some details (1) from the websites. The details are are included but may be messy and difficult to read.	Below Basic Details included briefly support the main idea.
Evidence of Comp.	Advanced Information shows clear evidence of concept understanding.	Proficient Information shows some evidence of concept understanding.	Basic Information shows little evidence of concept understanding.	Below Basic Information shows no evidence of concept understanding.
Presentation	Advanced The presentation is well laid out and included labelled sections, maps and images.	Proficient Obvious thought has been given to the mode of presentation in relation to the topic and sufficient information is given.	Basic Presentation is neat and shows some information on the topic	Below Basic Presentation shows limited information on the topic
Research	Advanced Multiple sources have been used for research.	Proficient More than one source of research is evident.	Basic Research limited to one website.	Below Basic Information provided is insufficient from one website.