CATEGORY

4

3

2

1

Organization

Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.

Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.

Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.

The information appears to be disorganized.

Amount of Information

Article includes a summary, a primary source and a collection of three or more related resources.

Article includes a summary, a primary source and a collection of one or more related resources.

Article includes a summary and a primary source.

Article includes a summary.

Mechanics

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.

Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Applicability

The topic and all of the resources chosen are useful for classroom teachers.

The topic and the majority of the resources are useful for classroom teachers

The topic or the resources might be useful for classroom teachers

The topic and resources do not appear to be useful for classroom teachers.