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Class Newspaper

Together as a class you will create the 5 major sections of a newspaper. You will be placed in groups of 4-5. Each groups will work on a section of the paper in its entirety. The five sections that will be included in our Newspaper will be, News, Sports, Entertainment, Opinion and Classifieds. They will present their section of the paper as a group.

Rubric Code: AX239BX

By Choran0306

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Class Newspaper
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 7 pts	Satisfactory 5 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts	Score/PointsTotal (N/A)
Articles	Excellent At least 3 total articles are included. All articles have 100% grammatical accuracy, and reflect the appropriate section of the paper.	Good 2-3 Articles are included. The articles have at least 90% grammatical accuracy and reflect the appropriate section of the paper.	Satisfactory At least 2 articles are included. The articles have at least 80% grammatical accuracy and reflect the appropriate part of the paper.	Needs Improvement Did not include at least 2 articles. The articles are less than 75% grammatically accurate. Loosely based on the appropriate section of the paper.	Score/PointsTotal
Photos and Captions	Excellent At least 3 total photos relating to the story and inclusive of a caption that reflects the image in the photo. Must be laid out and fit into the newspaper correctly. Needs to be creative and look great.	Good At least 3 total photos. The photos may or may not fully relate to the story. Includes a caption that may or may not reflect the photo. The layout will be appropriate and fit the paper.	Satisfactory Has at least 2 photos and 2 captions that may or may not relate to the stories. Fits layout of the paper.	Needs Improvement Does not include at least 2 photos and accompanying captions. Does not fit the layout and looks sloppy.	Score/PointsTotal
Creativity	Excellent Student is very creative and the Newspaper was very well thought out. They wrote interesting and captivating stories with beautiful photos. Advertisements were unique and artistic.	Good Student is creative and the Newspaper was somewhat thought out. The stories were good and the photos included were interesting. Advertisements looked great and contained some thought.	Satisfactory Student is creative but rushed the Newspaper to get it done. The photos and stories are not well thought out but okay. Advertisements are not original, borrowed from others.	Needs Improvement The newspaper does not seem to be well thought out. The stories and photos are bland. The work is rushed and shows little to no creativity.	Score/PointsTotal
Advertisements	Excellent The advertisements are creative and well thought out. They are new products made up and unique to our world. The art work is beautiful and shows creativity.	Good The advertisements are creative and unique. They are adapted from something current. They are neat but not perfect.	Satisfactory The advertisements are not creative and just plain. The group did not take their time to work on this aspect and rushed it to get it done. They do not make sense.	Needs Improvement The advertisements are borrowed or not of their own design. They are messy and not appropriate for this project.	Score/PointsTotal
Presentation	Excellent Each student presents for at least 2 minutes on their materials. Going into great detail on what they contributed to the newspaper and why. They must speak clearly, loudly and use eye contact during the presentation.	Good Each student presents for at least 2 minutes on their materials. Going into some detail on what they contributed and maybe why they chose it. They speak clearly most of the time and they use some eye contact.	Satisfactory Each student presents their material but not for the required 2 minutes. They rush and and do not always speak loud or clear enough for the audience to hear them. They use little to no eye contact.	Needs Improvement Not every student presents their material. Parts are missing and the presentation is unorganized.	Score/PointsTotal
Teamwork	Excellent The group works fluently and well together with every single member contributing 100% of the time, The Editor-in-Chief keeps the group on task and helping one another out during the process. The group exemplifies organization and creativity together.	Good The group works well together with all members contributing most of the time. The Editor-in-Chief keeps the group on task for the most part and they work well together during the process. The group is organized and creative.	Satisfactory The group has some issues working together. Some team members do not contribute all of the time to the project. The Editor-in-Chief struggles to keep them focused and wanting to work together to be successful. The group is not always organized, and may be slow to get going each day.	Needs Improvement The group does not get along and has problems staying focused and on task. They fall behind on a daily basis due to the lack of leadership from the Editor-in-Chief. They are not organized and they miss deadlines.	Score/PointsTotal
Newspaper Layout	Excellent The newspaper layout is neat, organized, uses all of the space and fits perfectly into the paper provided. All aspects are attached squarely and look great.	Good The newspaper layout is neat and organized. It may not fit 100% but it is close. The aspects are almost square and look good.	Satisfactory The newspaper layout is acceptable but not neat. The layout is rushed and not square, parts of it are not fitting into the paper. Looks okay but not good.	Needs Improvement The newspaper layout is sloppy and rushed. It does not fit the paper provided and looks poor.	Score/PointsTotal

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