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Yellow Journalism Project

The student will create a newspaper article that demonstrates and understanding of yellow journalism. I will include an edited article with a picture based on the historical event.

Rubric Code: AXX2AX8

By sbosch

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Overall newspaper
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts
Illustrations/photos	Poor No illustration/photo was included.	Fair At least one illustration/photo related to the article was included.	Good Two illustrations/photos were included that were related to the article.
Creativity	Poor The newspaper shows little creativity in how story is exaggerated.	Fair The newspaper shows some creativity in how story is exaggerated.	Good The newspaper shows a lot of creativity in how story is exaggerated.
Article Length	Poor The article has only one paragraph.	Fair The article is 2-3 paragraphs long, and/or contains spelling/grammar errors.	Good The articles have at least four paragraphs and/or have two or fewer spelling/grammar errors.
Article Content	Poor The article was not based on a historically accurate event before being altered.	Fair The article contained some historically accurate facts that are exaggerated, but not necessarily in a way that would persuade readers.	Good The article is in some way historically accurate, but has a good deal of exaggeration that is used to persuade readers.
Headline	Poor No headlines and/or bylines were included	Fair There is a headline, but it does not grab the attention of the reader	Good Article is accompanied by a sensational headline that plays into the strengths of the article.
Photo Credits/Captions	Poor No photo credits and/or captions were included	Fair Some photo credits and/or captions were included but does not describe the picture well.	Good Photo credits and captions were included that related to the accompanying article