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News Articles Project

This Rubric will be use to Formally Assess the students in their Key Criteria for this project include: # of articles, content, use of grammar and punctuation, and organization.

Rubric Code: B754BB

By kleahey

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Banned Book Presentation
	Excellent 6 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 2 pts
Word-limit	Excellent Each article is a good length, with a solid paragraph for each news story.	Good Length of articles a bit short, yet still within reasonable limit.	Fair Articles are much too short, showing that perhaps not much time or effort was put into it.	Poor Very short and quickly put together articles suggesting very little effort put into this at all.
Content	Excellent The articles illustrate a complete understanding of Fahrenheit 451. The content is original and interesting to read.	Good Some of the articles are interesting and show understanding of Fahrenheit 451. A decent effort overall.	Fair The articles don't have much content relevant to the novel. While perhaps humourous they aren't very original.	Poor The articles are not very interesting or in depth. Virtually no connection with the novel.
Organization	Excellent The articles are well organized, information is clearly stated and there is a natural flow between each one. Good points are brought up and even some questions posed to the reader.	Good Organization of the articles made the flow of them have some bumps along the way, though overall the intent was clear.	Fair A distinct lack of organization is apparent throughout the articles, hindering the flow of the information or connections with the novel.	Poor The articles are not well organized at all, making it difficult to read or understand what the author is trying to say in each one. .
Grammar and Punctuation	Excellent A flawless project that adheres to the grammar and punctuation rules.	Good A few mistakes but nothing major that hinders the reader's understanding.	Fair Quite a few mistakes that takes away from the written work. Using grammar or spell check in Microsoft Word would have helped.	Poor The paper is filled with writing errors, showing that little to no effort on proofreading went into your paper.