Teacher may explain specific assignment in this space. Articles will be assigned on monday and will be due on friday unless otherwise stated. Article of the week, learning aim, instructions, and rubric. 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. Article of the week aow will be assigned every monday and due the next monday. Middle school reading middle school english social studies classroom ela classroom classroom themes teaching writing teaching tools teaching english teaching resources. Article of the week rubric category description points name student put their name on the article and reflection. Please see sample aow responses linked below as guides. Explanation clearly identifies the scientific concept. Articles of the week 8th grade english teachers have been inspired by teacherresearchers kelly gallagher and dave stuart, jr. Categories and criteria proficient 43 approaching 2 limited 1. As you examine each element, write questions or make predictions near these parts of the text. Note that this article includes my first attempt at an aow rubric and also the reading for.
Most annotations are thoughtful, insightful, and exhibit deep understanding of content. This rubric is to be used to assess a students final copy of a newspaper article. 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. 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. 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.
Article of the week twice a month, students will be assigned an article of the week. Below you will find the articles kelly assigned this. Directly link to this rubric or embed it on your website. Aow 1 your poop could be a literal goldmine of precious metals. Gallagher basically created, in a single assignment, what its taken me two and half years to just start figuring out. Article of the week assignment and rubric 1 free download as word doc. 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. When setting up your response, remember to follow mla format and organize your paper into paragraphs. A few quick sentences and question marks will not get you full points. Vale middle school covid19 link for parentsstudents. The pdf version is what i actually provide students with. No introductory sentence presents sentence sentence does one one complete sentence.
Article of the week assignment and rubric1 free download as word doc. Article of the week nonfiction articles holidays pdf and digital formats. Article of the week is one of my favourite literacy strategiesassignments. Article of the week assignment firelands elementary school. If you search quizzed articles only, those articles will have quizzes, also at the same varied lexile level as the text, always with four questions. Below are links to the article of the week files for the past four school years. The article of the week template was inspired by kelly gallagher and his book readicide. The rubric is attached so you know exactly what i am looking for. They can decode the words, but the words remain meaningless without a foundation of knowledge. My article of the week rubric for middle and high school ela. 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.
Heres what my typical article of the week contained last year. Immigrants shouldnt have to be talented to be welcome the u. If you are not familiar with articles of the week aow, they are a great way to. Reader understands main idea of article without needing to read the article. The link goes beyond repeat ing what is in the evidence. This tool works in a number of different ways to advance student learning, and. You will need to read and annotate the article and complete the writing activities. Vale also provides a rubric and a sample piece students can use as a. Gallaghers article of the week assignment basically encompassed everything ive been talking about at davestuartjr. With political power at stake, supreme court is set to rule on gerrymandering and the census by david g. History article reflection activity rubric expectations check off 1.
Articles of the week can be a great way to incorporate more nonfiction into any secondary classroom. Active reading marks are varied and extensive are identifiedgolden lines have been identified active reading is. Article of the week musings from the middle school. Article of the week assignment thomas county schools. I use newsela for my aows since i can easily modify the levels of text. A name in only one location will result in 3 points off. More information about articles of the week can be found at the following resources. Looking for a way to incorporate nonfiction into your classroom. Summarizes either the content of the article or the authors purpose, but not both.
Article of the week aow info sheet students will receive a nonfiction article each monday. How schools are killing reading and what you can do about it. Select an article select one of the four articles that we have posted to the iblog this week then complete the u. Contains an extensive bank of articles, as well as annotation tips, comprehension questions, sample rubrics, student work. Response is perfectly ed it ed and free of any grammatical errors. Also, identify 2 facts and 1 inference out of that same paragraph. Article of the week lesson ideas for middle and high. Please ensure that your student is completing their article of the week assignments as they are part of the students english language arts.
The primary purpose of kelly gallaghers article of the week assignment is to help his students gain knowledge about the world. 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. Article of the week rubric pinellas county schools. 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. Each week, you will be given an article to read, annotate, and provide a responsereflection. Beginning with the second article, no class time will be given for this assignment. Vale middle school article of the week akron central schools. Ams and insightfulspecific comments indicate active reading throughout the article. Adding informational text to the english classroom article of the.
To help build his students prior knowledge, he assigns them an article of the week every monday morning. 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. 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. If i were a tennis coach and you were my team, the aow would be service practice. Written response does not answer one of the prompts and does not include necessary information from the outline. 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. Aows are assigned on monday and due on friday of each week. Home onlineremote learning about syllabus rules and expectations remind 101 english terms article of the week newspaper article unit 1. Some annotations are thoughtful and show that student understands content. Article of the week assignment and rubric1 article. Article of the week templates by plans by mrs b tpt. 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.
With that said, i sometimes bring secondary purposes to the assignment, such as helping my students read. Article of the week rubric comments 1 article of the week expectations. 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. 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. Students will be asked to respond to the article s content and analyze the authors craft. The instructions are included with the rubric, which is available here. Copy the following code to another website, eportfolio, blog, or email message. Article of the week is the perfect way to expose students to a variety of nonfiction articles and. Scaffolds for dominating the article of the week dave stuart jr. It is designed to provide students with weekly critical reading.
In my class, students will use this practice with a nonfiction article about every other week. Article of the week guidelines article assigned every monday. 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. As long as the text is in a pdf format, you can upload it to formative, link it. Student evidenced some understanding of parts of the article or did not express a personal response. My first exposure to the article of the week assignment. Article of the week assignment and rubric1 article of the week. Determine the format of the text book, short story, diary, article, play, poem, etc. I discovered this concept last year from the english teacherguru kelly gallagher. 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.
Knowledge, after all, begets literacy, critical thinking, and more knowledge. The article of the week aow is a yearlong, ongoing project patterned after kelly gallaghers article of the week curriculum. History article reflection activity posted on the blog. Instead, it is a thoughtful reflection as to the importance of the information to you as an individual and global citizen. Kelly gallagher is a veteran high school english teacher in anaheim, california and the author of multiple books on teaching reading and. Pick one of the paragraphs and find the main idea and 4 supporting details.
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. Article of the week rubric criteria 4 3 2 1 mentioned. Newunfamiliar words are identified, and annotation markings ams are both varied and extensive. The role of rubrics in advancing and assessing student. When students are required to compose a onepage article of the week reflection, the following 4point rubric. The primary purpose of kelly gallaghers article of the week assignment is to help his. Kelly recognizes that part of the reason his students struggle with reading is because they lack prior knowledge and background. This resource contains 12 nonfiction articles and reading activities to assist with reading comprehension, standardized test prep eqao and crosscurricular learning.