Current+Events+Rubric

Current Events Project Rubric

Cover Sheet 20 pts I am looking for complete, insightful answers to each of the three questions: ● Question 1 asks what you already learned about your topic through researching your letter to the President. I know what you wrote so you do not need to include specific facts, but compose your response as though you were generally explaining your topic to the audience. Do so in ¼ of a page. (5 pts) ● Question 2 asks what you want to learn about your topic. I am looking for 3-4 insightful questions that could be derived from your topic. Again, ¼ of the page should be devoted to this question. (5 pts) ● Question 3 is to be answered at the completion of the activity. It is a reflection of the process and the information you gathered. How has your topic or issue evolved or changed. How has your understanding or opinion on developed? This requires higher level thought, analysis, and application. This should be the remaining ½ of the page, but you may go onto a second page if need be. (10 pts)

Contents 80 pts After the cover sheet, you are to construct the portfolio in the following order: 1 article from 80-84 TYPED Analysis sheet for this article 1 article from 85-89 TYPED Analysis sheet for this article 1 article from 90-94 TYPED Analysis sheet for this article 1 article from 95-99 TYPED Analysis sheet for this article 1 article from 2000-now TYPED Analysis sheet for this article 1 cartoon from 1980’s TYPED Analysis sheet for this cartoon 1 cartoon from the 1990’s TYPED Analysis sheet for this cartoon 1 cartoon from the 2000’s TYPED Analysis sheet for this cartoon

Each article and cartoon you hand in is an automatic 5 points…as long as it is time sensitive and related to your topic. If you have trouble with cartoons, see me first before handing in more than one from a decade. (40 pts)

On the analysis sheets, points come from the following: (40 pts) Citation Main Ideas Who’s Affected (Impact) Your Reaction and Opinion

YOU WILL LOSE POINTS IF THE ARTICLES ARE DUPLICATES, IF MORE THAN ONE COMES FROM THE SAME TIME PERIOD, OR IF THEY ARE UNRELATED TO YOUR SUBJECT. YOU WILL ALSO LOSE POINTS IF THE PORTFOLIO IS OUT OF ORDER OR IF THE ANALYSIS SHEETS ARE NOT TYPED. MAKE SURE TO PUT YOUR NAME AND TOPIC ON THE COVER SHEET!