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Current Events Rubric 
Rubric Code: B8236B
By karimillerttm
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Public Rubric
Subject: Social Sciences  
Type: Homework  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Current Events
Weekly Current Events report for Current Issues class
  Excellent

5 pts

Average

3 pts

Poor

1 pts

Article Choice

Student chooses article that meets weekly criteria
Excellent

Student chose article that met the criteria set for the week.
Average

Student chose an article that might be tied to the criteria for the week but most of the article did not work.
Poor

Student chose an article that barely related to the weekly criteria and seemed unable to understand why their article did not meet criteria.
Article Information

Students states specifics about article.
Excellent

Student includes following in summary:

Source (where they found information) /
Date of article /
Author or states no author available /
Average

Student includes two of the following in summary:

Source / Date of article /

author or no author
Poor

Student includes one of the following in summary:

Source / Date of article /

author or no author
Summary

Who? What? Where? When? Why?
Excellent

Student hit all five areas of an article summary:

Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
Average

Student hit three areas in their article summary:

Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
Poor

Student hit one area of the article summary:

Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
Opinion

Student states own opinion
Excellent

Student explained in detail, their opinion on the article they chose. They explained why that article interested them and their thoughts on the article.
Average

Student briefly addressed how they felt about the article but does not give a lot of insight or information.
Poor

Student hardly discussed their opinion on the article. Student did not share their feelings on the article or why they chose to report on that article.
Presentation

Oral presentation to the class
Excellent

Student explained the article in their own words. Student did not read from notes but instead was comfortable enough with the article to share completely and confidently to the rest of the class.
Average

Student used both notes and their own words to describe the article. Seemed to be unsure of some of the details in the article.
Poor

Student read almost exclusively from their notes about the article. Did not seem comfortable with the information. Lacking confidence.
Article Submission

Student successfully had article summary submitted via eBackpack per instructions.
Excellent

Student successfully submitted article summary by midnight on Wednesday.
Average

Student successfully submitted article but not by midnight on Wednesday.
Poor

Student submitted summary after the due date but did get a summary turned in before the end of the week.





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