iRubric: Genetic News Article rubric

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Genetic News Article Rubric Code: ZCW3AW By carinnec Draft Public Rubric Subject: Biology Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Poor 1 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Article source	Poor Article comes from an unreliable source.	Good Article comes from a website that is not known for reliable news.	Excellent Article comes from a highly reliable source such as a news outlet or other scientific source.
Article time period	Poor Article is more than 1 year old.	Good Article and discovery is between 6 months to 1 year old.	Excellent Article and discovery is from the last 6 months.
Article analysis	Poor The article analysis contains only one of the three required components.	Good The article analysis contains two of the three required components.	Excellent The article analysis contains all three of the required components.
Quality of article analysis	Poor The article analysis is severely lacking in quality and/or has serious grammatical or spelling errors.	Good The article analysis is of fairly high quality but could be expanded upon or has 1-2 grammatical or spelling errors.	Excellent The article analysis gives an in depth look at what the article is about along with its importance. It does not include any grammar or spelling errors.
Presentation	Poor Not enough preparation was done for the presentation of the information, it therefore lacks many elements of what is expected.	Good The student presents the information fairly clearly and displays a reasonable understanding of their information.	Excellent The student presents the information clearly and displays a complete understanding of their information. It is evident that the student was well prepared. Can answer questions above and beyond the information in the article.