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Identifies important information

Student lists all the main points of the article without having the article in front of him/her.

The student lists all the main points, but uses the article for reference.

The student lists all but one of the main points, using the article for reference. S/he does not highlight any unimportant points.

The student cannot important information with accuracy.

Identifies facts

Student accurately locates at least 5 facts in the article and gives a clear explanation of why these are facts, rather than opinions.

Student accurately locates 4 facts in the article and gives a reasonable explanation of why they are facts, rather than opinions.

Student accurately locates 4 facts in the article. Explanation is weak.

Student has difficulty locating facts in an article.

Identifies opinions

Student accurately locates at least 5 opinions in the article and gives a clear explanation of why these are opinions, rather than facts.

Student accurately locates at least 4 opinions in the article and gives a reasonable explanation of why these are opinions, rather than facts.

Student accurately locates at least 4 opinions in the article. Explanation is weak.

Student has difficulty locating opinions in an article.

Summarization

Student uses only 1-3 sentences to describe clearly what the article is about.

Student uses several sentences to accurately describe what the article is about.

Student summarizes most of the article accurately, but has some slight misunderstanding.

Student has great difficulty summarizing the article.