Fair 1 pt.
Current Events Rubric
Good 3pts.
Excellent 5 pts.
Score
Article
Information
Correctly Identified only
1-2 of the Name, Period,
Date Submitted, Article
Title, Article Date,
Source, and News Type
Summary
Only reported on 1 or 2
of the W’s. Or reported
on a story from a
previous month.
Personal
Reaction
Wrote 1-2 comments.
Comments were vague
and did not pertain to the
article and/or event.
New
Vocabulary
Identify/Define 1-2 new
vocabulary word, 1 pt.
Grading Scale
18-20pts =A
16-17pts =B
14-15pts =C
12-13pts =D
11 & ↓pts =F
Correctly
Correctly Identified all 6 of the
Identified only 3-5
Name; Period; Date Submitted
of the Name;
Article; Title; Article Date, and
Period; Date
Source.
Submitted Article;
Title; Article Date;
and Source.
Included 3-4 or the Paragraph One: The summary
W’s.
included:
Who the story was about
What the event was about
When the event took place
Where it took place
Why it was in the news
Wrote 3-4 opinion
statements
regarding the
event or article
only. Choose one
of the following
below. If
comments were
vague and did not
pertain to the
article and/or
event, the score
will be 1.
Identify/Define 34 new vocabulary
words, 3 pts.
Paragraph Two: Wrote 5
opinion statements regarding the
article and event. Choose one of
the following below. If
comments were vague and did
not pertain to the article and/or
event, the score will be 1.
Include a possible solution (that
you think of) for a problem or
conflict discussed in the article.
Identify /Define 5 new
vocabulary words, 5 pts.
A: Paragraph One: Write a paragraph summarizing the article using the 5 W’s
B. Paragraph Two: Write a paragraph predicting how others will be affected in the future by the events
in this article. Include a possible solution (that you think of) for a problem or conflict discussed in the
article.
C. The summary must be typed in your own words.
D. The article must be from a reliable source such as Time, Newsweek, The Miami Herald, CNN.com,
Newsweek, USA today, etc.
E. You must bring in the actual article.