APPENDIX E Resources for Discipline-Specific Reading Magazines When a student can read at an adult level and has a very specific interest, the NY Times online is a great resource. Another wonderful resource is Time Magazine online. If you can get a subscription to Time, you’ll find everything you need. Students who are not able to read at this level can use Time for Kids. Also recommend is a subscription to New Scientist, which is at an adult level, but the writing is so good it really hooks students. APPENDIX D Rubric for Informational Article Review 0 1 2 3 4 Format Poor spelling and Incomplete Complete Complete Complete grammar, sentences, sentences, few sentences, sentences, logical incomplete significant grammatical correct flow, correct sentences. No grammatical errors. Lacks grammar. Lacks grammar. organization to errors. Lacks flow. flow. the writing. flow. One paragraph Two paragraphs Three paragraphs, Three Three paragraphs, Length with few and/or has very all less than five paragraphs, each with a sentences. few sentences per sentences. some with less minimum of five paragraph. than five sentences. sentences. Mindfulness Review is Review shows Review is Review is Review is superficial, lacks some signs of thoughtful and thoughtful, thoughtful, reflective thought careful thought reflective but reflective, and reflective, and or in-depth but was clearly does not discusses discusses analysis of own rushed or not what student student’s student’s thoughts or carefully enough already knows, understanding understanding feelings. considered. wonders about, or but does not and questions. questions. probe or consider new questions. Ideas in the Some ideas in the Review Review Review Technical Information article are not article are not adequately adequately adequately adequately adequately describes the describes the describes the reviewed. reviewed. Student main ideas in the main ideas and main and Student misinterprets article. how they apply how they apply to misinterprets some of what was to the student’s the student’s what was read. read. chosen career. chosen career. It demonstrates how new information is incorporated into what the student already knows from other sources. Books Here are some that work well.
APPENDIX D Rubric for Informational Article Review 0 1 2 3 4 Format Poor spelling and grammar, incomplete sentences. No organization to the writing. Incomplete sentences, significant grammatical errors. Lacks flow. Complete sentences, few grammatical errors. Lacks flow. Complete sentences, correct grammar. Lacks flow. Complete sentences, logical flow, correct grammar. Length One paragraph with few sentences. Two paragraphs and/or has very few sentences per paragraph. Three paragraphs, all less than five sentences. Three paragraphs, some with less than five sentences. Three paragraphs, each with a minimum of five sentences. Mindfulness Review is superficial, lacks reflective thought or in-depth analysis of own thoughts or feelings. Review shows some signs of careful thought but was clearly rushed or not carefully enough considered. Review is thoughtful and reflective but does not what student already knows, wonders about, or questions. Review is thoughtful, reflective, and discusses student’s understanding but does not probe or consider new questions. Review is thoughtful, reflective, and discusses student’s understanding and questions. Technical Information Ideas in the article are not adequately reviewed. Student misinterprets what was read. Some ideas in the article are not adequately reviewed. Student misinterprets some of what was read. Review adequately describes the main ideas in the article. Review adequately describes the main ideas and how they apply to the student’s chosen career. Review adequately describes the main and how they apply to the student’s chosen career. It demonstrates how new information is incorporated into what the student already knows from other sources. APPENDIX E Resources for Discipline-Specific Reading Magazines When a student can read at an adult level and has a very specific interest, the NY Times online is a great resource. Another wonderful resource is Time Magazine online. If you can get a subscription to Time, you’ll find everything you need. Students who are not able to read at this level can use Time for Kids. Also recommend is a subscription to New Scientist, which is at an adult level, but the writing is so good it really hooks students. Books Here are some that work well.
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