Article

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Points

Earned

Advanced

Proficient

Summary

6 to 10 points

Main points of the article are thoroughly and logically summarized in 3rd person with a clear, strong thesis statement.

0 to 5 points

Some main points are summarized with a good thesis statement.

Personal Response

4 to 5 points

Personal response paragraph is written in 1st person and contains clearly-developed ideas of future use regarding behavior management.

0 to 3 points

Personal response is written in 1st person

Article

4 to 5 points

Article is no more than 5 years old, is from a scholarly journal of education, pertains to the weekly topic, and a PDF copy is included.

0 to 3 points

Article is more than 5 years old, is from a scholarly journal of education, does not pertain to the weekly topic, and a PDF copy is included.

Format

4 to 5 points

Article review is 350–500 words and includes at least 3 in-text citations and 2 resources.

0 to 3 points

Article review is only 250 words with 1–3 citations in-text citations and resources.

Grammar and Spelling

4 to 5 points

Sentences are well-developed and free of errors.

0 to 3 points

Sentences are well-developed with 1–3 grammatical errors.

Current APA

4 to 5 points

Includes a title page. The citations have complete sources on the reference page in current APA format.

0 to 3 points

Includes a title and reference page, but the citations are not formatted to current APA specifications.

Biblical Scriptures

4 to 5 points

Biblical Scripture related to the topic is included and explained.

0 to 3 points

Biblical Scripture is included; however, it does not relate to the topic and no explanation is given.

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