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Civil Rights News Stories 2016
Civil Rights Expository Paragraphs
Rubric Code:
FB6CX8
By
ltiesse
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Civil Rights News Stories
Good
10 pts
Fair
7 pts
Poor
4 pts
Ideas
Good
Interesting and specific details gives the reader important information about the topic. Use of a good quote helps to give the reader more information about the topic.
Fair
More specific details are needed to clearly explain the topic. The quote gives a little more information about the topic but is not clearly supportive of the main idea of the article.
Poor
Details are limited and unclear.
Organization
Good
News story follows the correct format with a strong headline and 1-3 sentence paragraphs with lots of information.
Fair
News story sometimes follows the correct format of short paragraphs. The headline is not specific enough. Some paragraphs are too long.
Poor
Information is not organized correctly.
Word Choice
Good
Strong verbs and specific nouns are used to convey information.
Fair
Some use of strong verbs and specific nouns used.
Poor
No evidence of strong verbs or specific nouns.
Voice
Good
Writing is clearly in the voice of the student. Writing is in a news story "voice": it is impartial and focused on giving the facts to the reader.
Fair
Writing is mostly in students own words. There is some evidence of use of a news story "voice" in the writing.
Poor
Writing is not in the student's own words. Correct voice for a news story is not evident.
Conventions/Presentation
Good
Spelling, punctation, capitalization and grammar are generally correct. Uses conventions to make the piece easy to read. Presentation shows good effort.
Fair
Editing and use of spellcheck is inconsistent. Spelling, punctuation, capitalization and grammar are usually correct. Presentation shows some effort.
Poor
Errors in spelling, punctutation, capitalization and grammar make the text difficult to read.
Spellcheck not used. Correct presentation format not used. Very little effort evident.
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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