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Encyclopedia Entry Encyclopedia Entry Rubric Code: GA8A7A By mpaladino Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

Encyclopedia Entry
	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Content Structure	Good Contains intro, subject, and closing paragraphs.	Fair Contains subject paragraphs and only one intro/closing paragraph.	Poor Contains only subject paragraphs.
Illustration	Good Contains an illustration with strong relevance to the topics.	Fair Contains an illustration that is mildly relevant illustrations.	Poor Contains illustration, but is loosely connected to the topic.
History	Good Includes a clear account of the historical person and includes a turning point in the subject with specific contributions and dates.	Fair Includes somewhat of an account of the historical person or turning point in the subject with vague dates and relationships.	Poor Includes historical information, but is too vague to the point that no specific names, dates, or contributions are given.
Concise	Good Entry is consummately concise and rich in important information.	Fair Entry is too wordy, but includes rich facts. OR Entry is short, but is short on facts.	Poor Entry is too wordy and misses facts and concepts.
Editing	Good Entry flows with connected, logical paragraph sequences.	Fair Entry has somewhat of a logical flow.	Poor Entry lacks logical flow between paragraphs.
Criticism/Presentation	Good Students in the group professionally address the criticisms offered by the class and assimilate/discard suggestions giving reasons.	Fair Students are somewhat professional in their manner of accepting criticisms OR students assimilate/discard suggestions with weak reasonings provided.	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.