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iRubric: Social Studies: News Stories rubric

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Social Studies: News Stories The Black Death Rubric Code: W2XX89 By jvinzant Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

News Story
	Good 15 pts	Fair 10 pts	Poor 5 pts
Lead	Good Lead draws reader in and is on topic.	Fair Lead draws reader in, but may lack focus of topic.	Poor Lead is not interesting and topic is not included.
5 W's + H	Good News story answers who, what, when, why, where, what, and how.	Fair Most of the 5 W's + H are addressed in the news story.	Poor Few of the 5 W's + H are addressed in the news story.
Prewriting	Good Prewriting is present and complete/organized.	Fair Prewriting is present, but incomplete or disorganized.	Poor Prewriting is not present.
Revising/Editing	Good Proper paragraphing and sentence structure is evident. Proper conventions are used.	Fair Most of the paragraphs and sentences are correct. Most conventions are correct.	Poor Improper sentence and paragraph structure are used. Conventions are incorrect. Editing/Revising are not evident.
Focus of topic	Good News story sticks to the topic.	Fair Focus of topic strays a bit.	Poor Writing does not focus on topic.
Voice	Good Student uses the correct voice--Muslim/Christian view--and voice is consistent.	Fair Student uses the correct voice, but voice may not be consistent throughout.	Poor Student does not consider voice and writes using their own voice.
Purpose	Good It is evident that the student knows the purpose of the form of writing (i.e. editorial=persuasive, world news=expository, sports=narrative & expository, etc.)	Fair Student writes piece, but may add information that is not specific to purpose (i.e. opinions where they should not be, narratives where they should not be, etc.)	Poor Student does not take purpose into account when writing.