current event economic 3 pages
| Current Event Grading Rubric | |||
| Item | Points Possible | Points Earned | Comments |
| Summary of Article | |||
| The introduction and conclusion are strong. | 5 | ||
| Summary of article. At least four supporting details addressing who, what, where, when, why or how of the article information. | 5 | ||
| Identification of economic problem/debate /issue and its relation to material studied in class. | 5 | ||
| Inclusion of economic terms in the article summary. | 5 | ||
| Curve or equation included to illustrate the economic concepts. | 5 | ||
| Analysis of Article | |||
| Student articulates how article relates to course topics. | 5 | ||
| Reflection about understanding of article compared to 16 weeks ago | 5 | ||
| Use of Sources | |||
| Sources are cited in the appropriate APA or MLA parenthetical format when quoted or paraphrased. Plagiarism may result in a score of zero for the assignment. | 2 | ||
| Sources are listed at the end of the summary in the appropriate APA or MLA bibliographic format. | 3 | ||
| Grammar, Spelling, Word Choice & Formatting | |||
| Demonstrates knowledge and use of writing mechanics (sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, etc) to enhance readability. | 5 | ||
| Paper is at least three full pages of text using Times New Roman, double-spaced, 12 point font, and one-inch margins. | 5 |
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| Total Points | 50 | ||
