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News Article Summary (Social Sciences) News Summary News Article Rubric Code: AXW68A2 By pjamison6441 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Assignment Grade Levels: K-5

News Article
	Exceeds 7 pts	Grade Level 6 pts	Basic 5 pts	Below Basic 4 pts
Paragraph Format You used the 5 W's in your writing. 1. What happened 2. Who was involved 3. Why did it happen 4. When did it happen 5. Where did it happen?	Exceeds Your summary included a topic sentence, 3 or more details and a conclusion. It made sense and stayed focused.	Grade Level Your summary included a clear topic sentence, 3 or more details and a conclusion. It made sense and stayed focused.	Basic Your summary included a topic sentence and some details.	Below Basic Your summary did not include a topic sentence or it lacked details.
Sentence Structure You many different kinds of sentences to make your writing more interesting and have flow.	Exceeds You have used many different types of sentences and they go well together makingyour paragraph smooth and creative.	Grade Level You have used a few different types of sentences and demonstrated that you can use them to make your paragraph flow better	Basic You have used more than one type of sentence, but it doesn't quite connect to your topic.	Below Basic You do not have various kinds of sentences.
Mechanics Double check your work.	Exceeds Smarter than a 5th Grader!!! <BR> Name, date, title, perfect punctuation, capitalization, spelling (even tough words you looked up in the dictionary), neat handwriting, great indentations I can tell you double checked your work!	Grade Level 4th Grade Whiz! <BR> Name, date and title on paper, correct ending punctuation, correct capitalization in proper nouns and beginning of sentences, correct spelling of most words, indented paragraphs, neat handwriting.	Basic Stay focused, you're almost there... next time double check work for name,date and title on paper, correct ending punctuation, correct capitalization in proper nouns and beginning of sentences, correct spelling of most words, indented paragraphs, neat handwriting.	Below Basic Needs improvement<BR> Student showed little or no effort to check work for name,date and title on paper, correct ending punctuation, correct capitalization in proper nouns and beginning of sentences, correct spelling of most words, indented paragraphs, neat handwriting