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Summary of News Article

Information from news article is written in student’s own words in a cohesive paragraph (5+ sentences).

Information from news article is written in student’s own words in a cohesive paragraph of less than 5 sentences.

Information from news article is a mixture of student’s and journalist’s words.

Information from news article directly uses the journalist’s words as if they were the student’s own.

Source

Source is accurately documented in the desired format.  News article is attached.  News source is listed on summary sheet with date.

Source is documented in an incorrect format.  News article is attached.

Source is not documented on summary sheet.  News article is attached.

Source is/ is not documented.  News article is not attached.

Point of view/ Opinion

Point of view or opinion reflects on relationship to the world, community and individual.  Comments are insightful and meaningful.  What is the impact on the world if any?  Was it a positive or negative event and why?

Point of view or opinion is reflected.  Comments are insightful and meaningful.  What is the impact of the event on the world, if any?  What is a positive or a negative event, and why?

Point of view or opinion is insightful and meaningful.  Was it a positive or negative event, and why?

There is no point of view or opinion expressed in detail.

Mechanics

None to two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

Three to four grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

Five to six grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

More than six grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

Presentation

Summary is typed with article attached.

Summary is hand-written with article attached.

Heading

Summary page includes student name, assignment date, class period, article name, author, source and article date.

Missing one of the items in the previous box.

Missing two items from the first box.

Missing three or more of the items from the first box.