Using the description of how to write your current event and then looking over your current event using the rubric. Make sure you are using a current event based off of events no later than seven day
Current Events Assignment Rubric
Category | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Summary Content | Information from credible online web source is clearly summarized. Includes strong supporting details address the who, what, where, when, why or how questions. | Information from credible online web source is clearly summarized. Includes supporting details address the who, what, where, when, why, or how questions. | Summary may be unclear or incomplete. There is a need for more supporting details. Summary is on a few sentences. | Too much information was copied from the article or important details are left out. Details or summary may be confusing. |
Conventions | Writer makes little or no errors in grammar or spelling which distracts the reader from the content. Every paragraph contains sentences which are well-constructed. There are varied beginnings and rich and appropriate vocabulary. | Writer makes very few errors in grammar or spelling which distracts the reader from the content. Most sentences are well-constructed with varied beginnings and vocabulary. | Writer makes some major errors in grammar or spelling. Some sentences may not be well-constructed. Similar words are used too often. | Writer makes many errors in grammar or spelling. Sentences lack structure and appear incomplete or are confusing. |
Personal Response | Insightfully gives their personal response with extremely strong thoughts and ideas. Writer uses prompts to push thinking and transitions. | Tells what their thoughts of the article are, with detail and description. Attempts to push thinking with some prompts. | Attempts to tell thoughts about the article. Lacks thoughtful ideas which relate to the article. | Response is inappropriate to the content of the article. |
Article | Article is from relevant website or news source (ie magazine or paper). All the required information is cited clearly in document. | Article is from relevant web source. Most of the required information is complete. | Article may not be from relevant web source. The title, source, or one other piece of information may be missing. | Article may be missing and other important information about the article is missing. |
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