Performance Task

Reading and Writing – 11

(All Sections)

Instructions:

1. Choose one (1) article among the given choices.

2. Read the article and make an article review.
3. The piece must contain an analysis of the given article, your opinion on the subject
discussed, your own reflection and evaluation (check lesson on Forming Evaluative
Statements), and proper citations.
4. The article review must not be less than 1,000 words.
5. You are free to make any format you want, as long as it is formal.

Rubric:

Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement

1. Content • In depth analysis of • Minimal analysis of • No content (missed

(40 points) the content (all major the content (some of all major points of
points discussed). the major points the content).
• Excellent summary. discussed). • Incomplete summary.
• Communicates the • Basic summary. • Key ideas/ themes/
key ideas/ themes/ • Communicates the Findings are not
findings with a key ideas/ themes/ communicated
high degree of clarity findings with little clearly and/or
and insight. clarity or insight. missed in analysis.
• Engaging introduction • Introduction and • There is no clear
and conclusion, both conclusion do not introduction or
indicate the overall indicate the overall conclusion.
focus of the paper. focus of the paper.
2. Reflection Demonstrates thorough Demonstrates some Demonstrates little
(30 points) understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the
article by listing all key article by listing some of article with few or no
findings and reflecting the key findings, but key findings reported.
upon their implications. documentation is
lacking in completeness.

3. Organization Logical development of Logical organization, No evidence of

and ideas through well- paragraphs not fully structure or
Development developed paragraphs, developed. organization.
of Ideas good use of transitions.
(15 points)
4. Mechanics • Meets the length • Length requirement is • Length requirement
(15 points) requirement not met; minimal is not met; poor
• Little to no content. content.
grammatical errors. • Moderate amount of • Large amount of
• With proper citations. grammatical errors. grammatical errors.
• Missed some citations. • Missed majority of
citations.