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Article of the Week Close Reading Grading Rubric 2019 Advanced and General
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Article of the Week Close Reading Grading Rubric

Focus: Non-Fiction Summary Writing (Advanced English)

Category/

Point Value

10

7

4

0

S.N.O.T.S (Small Notes on the Side)

Annotations or Margin Notes

Student made various annotations on each page that showed evidence of questions, connections, or opinions.

Student used the same annotation on each page. Student attempted to write SNOTS on each page.

Student needs more written questions, connections, or opinions.

Student had minimal annotations on each page/missed pages.

Student wrote minimal to no margin notes on each page.

Student made no annotations throughout the entire article.

Student wrote no margin notes throughout the entire article.

Summary Writing

Student clearly:

  1. Stated the main idea
  2. Identified 2-3 supporting details that were paraphrased
  3. Started with a TSAT sentence

Student attempted to:

  1. To state the main idea.
  2. To identify at least 1-2 supporting details with some paraphrasing.
  3. Tried a TSAT sentence

Student is missing:

the main idea or supporting details. Student may or may not have paraphrased information. Student may or may have a TSAT sentence.

Student did not attempt to:

find the main idea or supporting details. Student did not complete the activity.

# PARAGRAPHS?

YES

NO

Mrs. Hampton’s Comments (If needed):

/24

Article of the Week Close Reading Grading Rubric

Focus: Non-Fiction Summary Writing (General English)

Category

/Point Value

10

7

4

0

S.N.O.T.S (Small Notes on the Side)

Annotations or Margin Notes

Student made various annotations on each page that showed evidence of questions, connections, or opinions.

Student used the same annotation on each page. Student attempted to write SNOTS on each page.

Student needs more written questions, connections, or opinions.

Student had minimal annotations on each page/missed pages.

Student wrote minimal to no margin notes on each page.

Student made no annotations throughout the entire article.

Student wrote no margin notes throughout the entire article.

Summary Writing

Student clearly:

  1. Stated the main idea
  2. Stated 3 things learned from the article
  3. Wrote a summary that started with the title and author and included the main idea and details.

Student attempted to:

  1. To state the main idea.
  2. To identify at least 1-2 things learned from the article.
  3. Tried to write a summary, but parts were missing.
  • First line-Title and Author
  • Main Idea
  • Details

Student is missing:

  1. The things learned from the article
  2. The main idea
  3. The summary is incomplete

Student did not attempt to:

  1. State things learned from article
  2. The main idea
  3. The summary

**AOW will be returned if best effort was not shown**

# PARAGRAPHS?

YES

NO

Mrs. Hampton’s Comments (If needed):

/24