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Article Summary

Due: Midnight Sunday of Unit 6 Locate an article of your choice that is about a current issue in juvenile justice. Write a summary and analysis of the article, and make sure to cite the article in APA format and include a link. The requirements for your article summary and analysis are:

 100 word summary and 200 word analysis (300 words total).

 Double spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt. font.

 Refer to the grading rubric on the next page.

 Be sure to read the grading criteria by which your paper will be evaluated before you write the paper and again after you write your paper.

CRJ201 Juvenile Justice

Unit 6 Article Summary

Grading Rubric

Criteria Need Improvement

Meet Expectations Exceptional Points Earned

100 word summary

0-1 Points Unacceptable -did not submit an article summary on time.

2-3 Points Acceptable 100 word summary & submitted on time.

4-5 Points Outstanding 100 word summary & submitted on time.

200 word analysis

0-1 Points Unacceptable- did not provide a 200 word analysis of article.

2-3 Points Acceptable- 200 word analysis & submitted and on time.

4-5 Points Outstanding- 200 word analysis & submitted and on time.

Course connection reference to text

0-1 Points Unacceptable- article did not demonstrate a connection to course material.

2-3 Points Acceptable- somewhat demonstrated a connection to course with references to text.

4-5 Points Outstanding- completely demonstrated a connection to course with references to text.

Professional communication

0-1 Points Unacceptable- paper has grammatical and spelling errors. No APA.

2-3 Points Acceptable- paper has 2 or less grammatical and spelling errors. APA compliant but minor errors.

4-5 Points Paper is professional and in standard written English. APA compliant.

Critical thinking 0-1 Points Unacceptable- did not demonstrate evidence of critical thinking or does not extend information included in the article. Did not demonstrate critical thinking.

2-3 Points Acceptable- did demonstrate some evidence of critical thinking and extended some information included in the article.

4-5 Points Outstanding- evidence of critical thinking or extending information included in the article. Demonstrated critical thinking.

Total Points /25