1. 8th Grade Current Event Write Up
Teacher Name: Ms. Waller
Student(s) Name:     ________________________________________
Possible Points
CATEGORY
60 to 50
40 to 30
20 to 11
10 to 0
Current Event Write up
1st para. clearly and thoroughly summarizes the article in own words. 2nd + 3rd para. clearly and thoroughly provides your analysis of the article/issue.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd paragraph provides mostly clear & thorough summary and analysis.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd, paragraph provides a somewhat clear & thorough summary and analysis.
Summary or analysis paragraphs are very unclear or incomplete. Note: Any plagiarism will result in an automatic zero. 10 5 3
Citation
Source was cited properly according to MLA. Cited after last paragraph.
Source is cited, but may be missing one or two elements of proper MLA style.
Student cited source but did not use proper MLA formatting. Did not put it after last paragraph.
Student did not cite source.
Requirements for Write up
All of the requirements listed under " Summary" have been met (size 12, font style, etc.)
One requirement listed under "Summary" has not been met.
More than one requirement listed under "Summary" has not been met.
Student did not follow requirements for summary. 20 15
10 to 5
Mechanics and Grammar
Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the poster. There are no grammatical errors.
There is 1 error in capitalization or punctuation. There is 1 grammatical error.
There are 2 or more errors in capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.
There are more than 4 errors in capitalization, punctuation, or grammar.