Article of the week musings from the middle school. Active reading marks are varied and extensive are identifiedgolden lines have been identified active reading is. The instructions are included with the rubric, which is available here. It is designed to provide students with weekly critical reading. Article of the week, learning aim, instructions, and rubric. Ams and insightfulspecific comments indicate active reading throughout the article. Articles of the week can be a great way to incorporate more nonfiction into any secondary classroom. Select an article select one of the four articles that we have posted to the iblog this week then complete the u. Article of the week rubric pinellas county schools.
Some annotations are thoughtful and show that student understands content. How schools are killing reading and what you can do about it. Instead, it is a thoughtful reflection as to the importance of the information to you as an individual and global citizen. Articles will be assigned on monday and will be due on friday unless otherwise stated. Article of the week is one of my favourite literacy strategiesassignments. Please ensure that your student is completing their article of the week assignments as they are part of the students english language arts. Article of the week aow info sheet students will receive a nonfiction article each monday. Kelly recognizes that part of the reason his students struggle with reading is because they lack prior knowledge and background. Inspired by the work of kelly gallagher, the purpose of these articles is to expose students to a variety of writing styles, genres, purposes, etc.
Summarizes either the content of the article or the authors purpose, but not both. Category 4 3 2 1 use of primary and secondary source information use of primary and secondary source information is exceptionally included in article use of primary and secondary source information is adequately included in article use of primary and secondary source information is inadequately included in article use of primary and secondary source. My first exposure to the article of the week assignment. This rubric is to be used to assess a students final copy of a newspaper article.
A few quick sentences and question marks will not get you full points. The bulk of your mark will come from ideas, organization and conventions 24 marks, the remaining marks 16 come from word choice, sentence fluency and voice. Article of the week assessment rubric rubric 4 3 2 1 summary accurately summarizes both the overall content of the piece as well as the authors purpose. Article of the week, learning aim, instructions, and rubric learning aim if i were a basketball coach and you were my team, the article of the week would be free throw practice. Scaffolds for dominating the article of the week dave stuart jr. Looking for a way to incorporate nonfiction into your classroom. The primary purpose of kelly gallaghers article of the week assignment is to help his students gain knowledge about the world.
Explanation clearly identifies the scientific concept. I use newsela for my aows since i can easily modify the levels of text. Beginning with the second article, no class time will be given for this assignment. Below you will find the articles kelly assigned this. I discovered this concept last year from the english teacherguru kelly gallagher. The rubric is attached so you know exactly what i am looking for. Article of the week assignment and rubric1 article of the week. Categories and criteria proficient 43 approaching 2 limited 1. The pdf version is what i actually provide students with. The link goes beyond repeat ing what is in the evidence. My article of the week rubric for middle and high school ela. When setting up your response, remember to follow mla format and organize your paper into paragraphs. Each week, you will be given an article to read, annotate, and provide a responsereflection. Article of the week assignment thomas county schools.
They can decode the words, but the words remain meaningless without a foundation of knowledge. Response is perfectly ed it ed and free of any grammatical errors. Also, identify 2 facts and 1 inference out of that same paragraph. In my class, students will use this practice with a nonfiction article about every other week. Adding informational text to the english classroom article of the.
I use this rubric to assess my students on their weekly aows. Article of the week rubric comments 1 article of the week expectations. The primary purpose of kelly gallaghers article of the week assignment is to help his. The article of the week assignment will be due each friday and you will be notified, via email, if we will deviate from this schedule. The basic concept is for teachers to assign students a nonfiction article each week to read and provide time for students to develop a wellwritten response. Please see sample aow responses linked below as guides. Heres what my typical article of the week contained last year.
As you examine each element, write questions or make predictions near these parts of the text. Written response does not answer one of the prompts and does not include necessary information from the outline. A name in only one location will result in 3 points off. Article of the week nonfiction articles holidays pdf and digital formats. Directly link to this rubric or embed it on your website. Vale also provides a rubric and a sample piece students can use as a. Article of the week assignment and rubric1 article. Rubric for article of the week close reading reading informational text informational text close reading 15 10 5 re do 15 or more markings criteria with little effort in. History article reflection activity rubric expectations check off 1. Article of the week guidelines article assigned every monday.
Article of the week will be posted on canvas every monday and is due friday. If i were a baseball coach and you were my team, the aow would be batting practice. As long as the text is in a pdf format, you can upload it to formative, link it. Article of the week aow will be assigned every monday and due the next monday. No introductory sentence presents sentence sentence does one one complete sentence. The completed assignment is due the following monday on weeks when there is no school on monday, the assignment will be due on tuesday when students return. To help build his students prior knowledge, he assigns them an article of the week every monday morning. If you are not familiar with articles of the week aow, they are a great way to.
Article of the week assignment in order to improve background knowledge and to practice reading informational texts, you will be receiving an article to read each week. Article of the week rubric criteria 4 3 2 1 mentioned. Pick one of the paragraphs and find the main idea and 4 supporting details. Note that this article includes my first attempt at an aow rubric and also the reading for. Article of the week rubric category description points name student put their name on the article and reflection. Science article rubric 5 points category homework category 2 1 0 score quality of summary and explanation must be a current event in science or technology summary clearly describes the article. With that said, i sometimes bring secondary purposes to the assignment, such as helping my students read. The vale school district is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities by meeting or exceeding the world wide web consortiums w3cs web content accessibility guidelines wcag 2. Students will have a variety of articles to annotate each quarter and they will also be responsible for submitting an electronic journal response to each assigned article. Student evidenced some understanding of parts of the article or did not express a personal response. Article of the week twice a month, students will be assigned an article of the week. Article of the week is the perfect way to expose students to a variety of nonfiction articles and. The article of the week aow is a yearlong, ongoing project patterned after kelly gallaghers article of the week curriculum. Involving students with current event issues, and real world problems, not only helps to students to become more aware of the world around them, but it also helps students to practice reading strategies on a regular.
Articles of the week 8th grade english teachers have been inspired by teacherresearchers kelly gallagher and dave stuart, jr. Students will be asked to respond to the article s content and analyze the authors craft. This tool works in a number of different ways to advance student learning, and. Knowledge, after all, begets literacy, critical thinking, and more knowledge.
Vale middle school article of the week akron central schools. Kelly gallagher is a veteran high school english teacher in anaheim, california and the author of multiple books on teaching reading and. Below are links to the article of the week files for the past four school years. Vms articles of the week were developed using strategies originally created by kelly gallagher and have been modified to meet the needs of vale middle school students using oregon department of education reading sample guidelines and common core state standards. Gallaghers article of the week assignment basically encompassed everything ive been talking about at davestuartjr. Aow 1 your poop could be a literal goldmine of precious metals. Article of the week assignment and rubric1 free download as word doc. Article of the week templates by plans by mrs b tpt. History article reflection activity posted on the blog. When students are required to compose a onepage article of the week reflection, the following 4point rubric. Most annotations are thoughtful, insightful, and exhibit deep understanding of content.
You will need to read and annotate the article and complete the writing activities. This resource contains 12 nonfiction articles and reading activities to assist with reading comprehension, standardized test prep eqao and crosscurricular learning. Article of the week having students take part in annotating text each week is an important skill for 5th grade students to learn. Gallagher basically created, in a single assignment, what its taken me two and half years to just start figuring out. Vale middle school covid19 link for parentsstudents. Reader understands main idea of article without needing to read the article. Immigrants shouldnt have to be talented to be welcome the u. The article of the week template was inspired by kelly gallagher and his book readicide. Newunfamiliar words are identified, and annotation markings ams are both varied and extensive. The role of rubrics in advancing and assessing student. Aows are assigned on monday and due on friday of each week. Contains an extensive bank of articles, as well as annotation tips, comprehension questions, sample rubrics, student work. Determine the format of the text book, short story, diary, article, play, poem, etc. If i were a tennis coach and you were my team, the aow would be service practice.
Teacher may explain specific assignment in this space. Summarizes the piece and the authors purpose, but fails to address all the points of the article. Article of the week rubric revised 5 a 4 b 3 c 2 d 1 f annotations a majority of the annotations are thoughtful, insightful, and exhibit deep understanding of content. Copy the following code to another website, eportfolio, blog, or email message. More information about articles of the week can be found at the following resources. Article of the week assignment firelands elementary school. Plus rubrics you can tweak to fit your classroom last february, i wrote this post about what i consider to be my most effective writing. The outline is minimally followed and there hasnt been any editing done. Article of the week lesson ideas for middle and high.