Current+Events

//__Guidelines __//:
 * Current Events Grading Rubric **
 * Obtain an article (dated within the past month): may be a magazine, newspaper, web-article.
 * Write a response to the article as follows:
 * **First Paragraph **: Describe the main ideas of the article, who it was written by, where the article came from.
 * **Second Paragraph: ** //__In your own words__//, summarize the three main ideas of the article.
 * **Third Paragraph **: Explain how this article connects to your class. Also in this section, explain the validity/reliability of the source from which the article was obtained.
 * This rubric and a copy of your article must be given to your teacher //no later than// the due date for the assignment

**Summarize ** **Content ** || Information from news article is clearly summarized. Introduction is comprehensive. Includes **three** supporting details. || Information from news article is clearly summarized. Introduction is clear. Includes **two** supporting details. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Summary may be unclear or incomplete. Only **one** supporting detail. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Too much information was copied from the article or important details are left out. || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Connection ** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Insightfully makes multiple connections to social studies. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Makes appropriate connections to social studies. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Connections are not relevant or are in error. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">No connections were made. || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Style ** || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Writer makes little or no errors in grammar or spelling. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Every paragraph contains sentences that are well-constructed. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Writer makes very few errors in grammar or spelling. Most sentences are well-constructed. || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Writer makes some major errors in grammar or spelling. Some sentences may not be well-constructed || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Writer makes many errors in grammar or spelling. Sentences lack structure and appear incomplete or are confusing. ||
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