ASSIGNMENT

Student: Current Event Rubric for Assignment 1

Element Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary Points

1)

Article title and source

5 points

a. Using the MLA

style of citation, where did you

get the article?

An article is

identified, but the citation is

missing.

1.25 pts

An article is

identified. An attempt was

made at citation, but the citation

has 3 or more

mistakes. 2.5 points

An article is

identified. A citation is

included, but the citation has one

or two mistakes.

3.75 points

The article is

timely and is cited correctly

using MLA citation.

5 points

5

2) Summary

5 points

Briefly and in your own words,

summarize the content of the

article.

There is not a clear summary

of the article. The writing is

hard to follow and has errors.

1.25 pts

There is a summary of the

article, but it is not clear and

brief. There may be errors in

writing elements. 2.5 points

The summary is brief, complete,

and accurate, but it has errors in

the writing elements.

3.75 points

The summary is brief, complete,

accurate, and without errors in

the writing elements.

5 points

5

3)

Connection

20 points

Connect the

article to a concept we have

covered in class. a. Identify and

define the concept.

b. Describe how the article

illustrates the

concept.

A concept is

identified but not defined

correctly. The concept does

not link to the article.

Connections are muddy or

missing. There

are errors in the writing

elements.

5 points

A concept is

identified but not defined correctly

and clearly. The concept does link

to the article, but the connection

between the article and the

concept is not

clearly illustrated. There may be

errors in writing elements.

10 points

A concept is

identified and accurately

defined, but connections

between the article and the

concept are not fully developed or

are simplistic.

There may be errors in the

writing elements.

15 points

A concept is

clearly identified and accurately

defined. Clear connections are

made between the article and

the concept. A high level of

thinking is

displayed. The writing is error

free.

20 points

20

Element Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary

4)

Viewpoints

10 points

Identify the

different perspectives that

could be present

in, or affected by, the information

in your article. Think about our

discussion of changing

demographics. How might the

information affect people from

different groups?

There is not any

connection to different

perspectives or

to any demographics.

Only the perspective of

the view of the article is

presented. There may be

errors in writing elements.

2.5 points

Another

perspective is listed, but the

connection is not

strong. Demographics are

not discussed. There may be

errors in writing elements.

5 points

Different

perspectives are identified.

Descriptions

include characteristics or

demographics, but they are

loosely connected.

There may be errors in writing

elements.

7.5 points

Different

perspectives are identified clearly.

Descriptions

include information

about characteristics or

demographics and are clearly

connected. The writing is

error free.

10 points

10

5) Reaction

10 points

Take a position on the issue

contained in the article.

a. What ideas, positions, or

assumptions do you want to

challenge? b. What do you

agree with and why?

A clear position is not identified.

There may be errors in writing

elements.

2.5 points

A position is identified but it is

not very clear. There are not any

challenges or agreements.

There may be errors in writing

elements.

5 points

A clear position is identified, but it is

not tied to the article with any

challenges or agreements.

There may be errors in writing

elements.

7.5 points

A clear position is identified and

it is tied to the article with a

challenge or agreement. A

high level of thinking is

displayed. The writing is error

free. 10 points

10

Write your paper in paragraph form using good sentence structure with proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Your paper should follow the MLA style guide, see the “Starting Here/ Resources” tab in BlackBoard for information on

MLA. Write the paper in your own words. If you need to use a short quote, cite properly. The paper should be approximately two pages in length, double-spaced, one-inch margins, and 12-point font. It should be turned in via

eCampus in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format.