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Hurricane Newspaper Newspaper Assignment Publish a newspaper about hurricanes. Using a book from the library research hurricanes, and use the information to create a newspaper article. Present the newspaper article to the class. Rubric Code: LXWWX6W By syant503 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Education Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Hurricane Newspaper
	Strong 4 pts	Stronger than weak 3 pts	Weaker than Strong 2 pts	Weak 1 pts
Main Article	Strong Well written article. Title chosen fits the written article. Includes 2 paragraphs with at least 4-5 sentences per paragraph. Little to no spelling or punctuation errors.	Stronger than weak Well written article. Title chosen somewhat fits the written article. Includes 1 paragraph with at least 4-5 sentences per paragraph. Some spelling or punctuation errors.	Weaker than Strong Good attempt at writing the article. Title confusing and does not fit the written article. Includes 1 paragraph with at least 3-4 sentences per paragraph. Some spelling or punctuation errors.	Weak Poorly written. Sloppy and difficult to read. No title included for the written article. Many spelling or punctuation errors.
Cover	Strong Creative cover. Colorful and neat. Includes title of the newspaper, first and last name of the author.	Stronger than weak Somewhat creative cover. Some color used in the drawing. The title or author's name is missing.	Weaker than Strong Some color used but a little messy. Missing some information.	Weak Does not include any of the requirements. Not as neat as it should be.
Presentation	Strong Presents the project in a clear and concise way. Information is correct.	Stronger than weak Information not as clearly stated.	Weaker than Strong Missing some important details.	Weak Very little effort. Information not clearly stated.