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Encyclopedia Entry Rubric Code: C68X2 By StevenSeagal Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Physics Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

Encyclopedia Entry
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Content Structure	Poor Contains only subject paragraphs.	Fair Contains subject paragraphs and only one intro/closing paragraph.	Good Contains intro, subject, and closing paragraphs.
Illustrations	Poor Contains illustrations, but they are loosely connected to the topics.	Fair Contains one illustration relevant to the topics, or at least two mildly relevant illustrations.	Good Contains at least two illustrations with strong relevance to the topics.
History	Poor Includes historical information, but it too vague to the point that no specific names, dates, or contributions are given.	Fair Includes more than one historical person or turning point in the subject with vague dates and relationships.	Good Includes more than one historical person or turning point in the subject with specific contributions and dates.
Concise	Poor Entry is too wordy and misses facts and concepts.	Fair Entry is too wordy, but includes rich facts. OR Entry is short, but is short on facts.	Good Entry is consummately concise and rich in important information.
Editing	Poor Entry lacks logical flow between paragraphs and illustrations.	Fair Entry has somewhat of a logical flow.	Good Entry flows with connected, logical paragraph sequences with appropriate embedding of illustrations.
Criticism/Presentation	Poor Students do not project professionalism in accepting criticisms OR they do not provide any form of reasoning why they do or do not use criticisms.	Fair Students are somewhat professional in their manner of accepting criticisms OR students assimilate/discard suggestions with weak reasonings provided.	Good Students in the group professionally address the criticisms offered by the class and assimilate/discard suggestions giving reasons.