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Write a newspaper article for a recent event that has occurred locally, nationally or world-wide. Your article should show you understand the event(s) that took place, who was involved and demonstrate your knowledge of the components of a newspaper article. You may include a picture/chart to enhance your article, but it is to be a minor part of your article. Remember - "just the facts!" Must be YOUR ORIGINAL WORK.

Students read a book and review the book they have read using persuasive language to indicate the reader's opinion about the book.

The purpose of this rubric is to allow the student to know what the expectations are for writing a comparing/contrasting essay. The student will compare and contrast the book A Wrinkle in Time to the movie of the same name. In preparation for this assignment, the student will have had instruction in the writing process, sentence structure, capitalization, end marks, specific vocabulary words, read the book and viewed the movie.