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Newspaper Project
Newspaper Project
Students are to create a one to two page newspaper, covering the novel The Other Side of Truth by B. Naidoo. The Newspaper should include a full summary of the plot, as well as other creative items such as pictures, gossip columns, editorials, advertisements, an open letter to The editor ,a theme discussion, and a personal journal entry reflecting on freedom, honesty and truth.
Rubric Code:
BX9WCA2
By
Sunnylyn
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Subject:
English
Type:
Project
Grade Levels:
6-8, 9-12
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Creative Paper Name
Less than 50% Level 1
5 pts
50-59% Level 2
10 pts
60-69% Level 3
15 pts
70-79% Level 4
20 pts
80-100% Level 5
25 pts
Knowledge/Understanding
Less than 50% Level 1
Student has not met minimum expectations.
50-59% Level 2
Student is struggling in their grasp of the information required Report is incomplete and/or inaccurate.
60-69% Level 3
Covers a fair amount, but is missing some of the main ideas of the article required. Report is nearly complete and accurate.
70-79% Level 4
Newspaper is based on very satisfactory sources of information as required
80-100% Level 5
Student is in command of the material and shows through and insightful information
Thinking/Inquiry
Less than 50% Level 1
Student has not met minimum expectations.
50-59% Level 2
Very minimal amount of work has been done. Highly lacking in effort and/or creativity.
60-69% Level 3
Fair amount of effort and creativity has been put forth. Newspaper includes at least most required components.
70-79% Level 4
Considerable amount of effort and creativity has been put forth, as well as additional student generated created components.
80-100% Level 5
Obvious amounts of effort have been made. Newspaper article is complete with an accurate report of events. Includes pictures, commentary and other student-generated creative components.
Writing
Less than 50% Level 1
Student has not met minimum expectations.
50-59% Level 2
Student uses knowledge of each writing style to appropriately write a few components
Communicates with a limited sense of audience and purpose.
60-69% Level 3
Student uses knowledge of writing styles appropriately for most components required
Communicates with some sense of audience and purpose.
70-79% Level 4
Student completes all components with accuracy of writing style. Student uses voice, sentence fluency, word choice, and organization in editing and revising the components.
80-100% Level 5
Writes clearly and effectively. Draws audience interest with different traits of writing skills in obvious use.
Communicates with a strong sense of audience and purpose.
Application
Less than 50% Level 1
Student has not met minimum expectations.
50-59% Level 2
High amount of grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors.
60-69% Level 3
Few instances of grammatical, spelling , and/or punctuation errors.
70-79% Level 4
Project is mostly or completely free of grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors.
80-100% Level 5
Project is for the most part, free of grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors. A considerable amount of work has gone into creating the newspaper.
Keywords:
The Other Side of Truth, Newspaper Project, 8th grade
Subjects:
English
Types:
Project
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