Q4 Article Pair: (must be completed with a partner/ Person 2 is not required to be an 8B student)
Read and discuss an article approved by the teacher with a peer or adult—new articles will be e-mailed each quarter.
On a single sheet of paper, respond to the following prompts with each person writing where required:
A) Student 1:
Summarize the article. (5 + sentences)
B) Person 2: Describe the main idea/ lesson of the article. (3+ sentences)—What did you ‘learn/ understand’ about the topic?
C) Student 1: Use specific evidence from the article to explain whether the author is presenting facts only or facts and opinions. (3+ sentences)
D) Person 2: Define two social studies terms that are used in or relate to the article. (2+ sentences)
E) Student 1: Explain why you think the teacher selected this article and whether it was a good choice. (3+ sentences)
F) Person 2: Create a picture with a caption that presents a main idea related to the article along with a description of why it is important. (image and 2+ sentences)
Scoring grid:
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Score |
Assignment Score Description |
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10 |
Beyond expectation |
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9 |
Full mastery of the material demonstrated |
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8 |
Enough of the work is done to consider the assignment complete |
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6 |
Close to complete, but needs more work |
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3 |
Elements of the assignment are present, but it is missing parts |
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1 |
Started the assignment, but little progress has been made |
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0 |
Did not turn in assignment |