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Newspaper Project 
Newspaper Project
Students are to create a one page newspaper, covering the the non-fiction text Phineas Gage or Emmett Till.The Newspaper should include a full report of the main events in the texts, as well as other creative items such as pictures, a gossip column or sports column, editorials, advertisements, etc.
Rubric Code: C4382W
By elizabethwarren
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Subject: English  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Below Level 1

(N/A)

50-59% Level 1

0 pts

60-69% Level 2

5 pts

70-79% Level 3

10 pts

80-100% Level 4

(N/A)

Knowledge/Understanding

Below Level 1

Student has not met minimum expectations.
50-59% Level 1

Student is struggling in their grasp of the information in the text. Report is incomplete and/or inaccurate.
60-69% Level 2

Covers a fair amount, but is missing some of the main ideas of the play. Report is nearly complete and accurate.
70-79% Level 3

Newspaper is based on information provided in the text and course notes, a decent knowledge of the material is evident.
80-100% Level 4

Student is in command of the material and shows through and insightful information based on the text.
Thinking/Inquiry

Below Level 1

Student has not met minimum expectations.
50-59% Level 1

Very minimal amount of work has been done. Highly lacking in effort and/or creativity.
60-69% Level 2

Fair amount of effort and creativity has been put forth. Newspaper includes at least one article.
70-79% Level 3

Considerable amount of effort and creativity has been put forth. Newspaper includes at least two articles.
80-100% Level 4

Obvious amounts of effort have been made. Newspaper is complete with an accurate report of the events in the text. Includes pictures, commentary and other student-generated creative components.
Communication

Below Level 1

Student has not met minimum expectations.
50-59% Level 1

Student mumbles and incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for students at the back of the class to hear.

Communicates with a limited sense of audience and purpose.
60-69% Level 2

Student's voice is low. Student incorrectly pronounces terms. Audience members have difficulty hearing the presentation.

Communicates with some sense of audience and purpose.
70-79% Level 3

Student's voice is clear. Student pronounces most words correctly. Most audience members can hear presentation.

Communicates with a strong sense of audience and purpose.
80-100% Level 4

Communicates information with a high degree of clarity (audience can hear).

Communicates with a strong sense of audience and purpose.
Application

Below Level 1

Student has not met minimum expectations.
50-59% Level 1

High amount of grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors.
60-69% Level 2

Few instances of grammatical, spelling , and/or punctuation errors.
70-79% Level 3

Project is mostly or completely free of grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors.
80-100% Level 4

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.




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