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Geography in the News 
Geography in the News
Rubric Code: Q6BA93
By bgatien
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Subject: Geography  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Powered by iRubric Geography In the News
Analyzing Current Affairs with Geography
  Poor

2 pts

Fair

3 pts

Good

4 pts

Excellent

5 pts

Paper
Article summary
25 %

Description of chosen article
Poor

Little to no description of the article is provided. Student does not use a news article, or chooses inappropriate article for the day's topic.
Fair

Paper follows the description of the newspaper article without summarizing material. Student may not choose a news article, but story is relevant.
Good

Paper summarizes a news article in student's own words, but does not include relevant background information from another source.
Excellent

Paper successfully summarizes the news article and includes helpful background information from at least one additional source.
Explanation of Relevancy
40 %

Why did you choose this article for today's class topic?
Poor

Paper does not explain why the news article is relevant to the topic studied in class.
Fair

Paper gives limited attention to relevance of news article; little explanation is provided and is superficial.
Good

Paper explains why the topic is relevant to the topic studied with some detail; explains why they chose the article.
Excellent

Paper successfully explains relevance and why article was chosen, student is able to relate the article content to class reading assignment for the day.
Use of Geographic Concepts
40 %

How do geographic terms and concepts help us understand the article?
Poor

Paper does not describe any geographic concepts or terms, or if does, does not apply relevant ones.
Fair

Paper may use geographic terms throughout summary of article. A separate, explicit analysis of how geography helps explain the article is not included, or if it is, clear examples are not provided.
Good

Paper includes a separate section explaining how geography helps us understand the article, with at least three examples. One example may not be fully explained or correct.
Excellent

Paper includes a separate section explaining how geography helps us understand the article, with at least three examples. Correct and appropriate examples are chosen.
Paper Mechanics & Referencing
15 %

Poor

Student does not reference or cite materials; extensive spelling and grammatical issues (10 or more); ideas not clearly organized.
Fair

Student references material but makes mistakes; some spelling and grammatical errors appear (5 -9); ideas fairly well organized.
Good

Student references material appropriately; limited spelling and grammar errors (2 -4); ideas well organized.
Excellent

It is apparent student has proofread paper; references material correctly, only 1 or fewer spelling or grammar errors, very well organized.




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