Article
Rubric for Article Review
Task Description: Select an article relating to one of the five strands of Reading (Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Reading Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension).
Criteria Points Exemplary Effective Minimal Unsatisfactory
Content of Review
25 In depth and well organized content
Meets length requirement with quality content
Excellent summary
Content is adequately organized and comprehensive
Length requirement is met with adequate content
Adequate summary
Content is minimally organized
Length requirement is not met; minimal content
Basic summary
Content is not organized Length requirement is
not met; poor content Incomplete summary Evidence of plagiarism
Appropria te Topic
25 Relevant to assigned subject matter and peer interest
Article content exceeds requirements
Relevant to assigned subject matter
Article content meets expectations
Minimal relevance to assigned subject matter
Article content fails to meet all requirements
Not relevant to assigned subject matter
Fails to meet content requirements
Significan ce to Class / Relativity to Class
25 Article has great significance
Student summary exceeds average peer perspective and understanding
Student displays understanding of article’s relevance to topic
Article has some significance
Student summary meets project expectations
Some understanding of article’s relevance to topic
Article has little significance
Summary meets minimal expectations
Little understanding of article’s relevance to topic
Article has no significance
Summary does not meet minimal expectations
No understanding of article’s relevance
Article Submissio n
25 Article printed/copied and effectively displayed on 8½ x 11 paper
Display of article includes correct citation
Article printed/copied and displayed on 8 ½ x 1 paper
Display of article includes correct citation
Article attached to summary
Partial documentation of article
No article
Final Score ________________
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