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Newspaper Project

The student will make a newspaper including articles and other features using information from To Kill a Mockingbird.

Rubric Code: BA44C8

By JBlankinship

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Overall newspaper
	Poor 4 pts	Fair 7 pts	Good 10 pts
Illustrations/photos	Poor No illustration/photos wereincluded. No photo captions were included.	Fair At least one illustration/photo related to an article was included. At least one photo caption was included.	Good Two or more illustrations / photos were included that were related to articles. Photo captions were included.
Creativity	Poor The newspaper shows little creativity and no sense of understanding newspaper layout.	Fair The newspaper shows some creativity; layout is similar to a traditional newspaper.	Good The newspaper shows a great amount of creativity; layout is outstanding and demonstrates a clear understanding of the technical aspects of traditional newspaper appearance.
Article Length	Poor The articles have only one paragraph; little development and few details from the novel.	Fair The articles were two or three paragraphs long; paragraphs showed some development with some details from the novel.	Good The articles have at least four well-developed paragraphs; each paragraph includes relevant details from the novel.
Article Content	Poor The article was not historically accurate, little or no evidence of exposition, opinion, and support from the novel. Inappropriate writing style for each article.	Fair The article contained some historically accurate facts. Some skill demonstrated with blending exposition and / or opinion. Some support from the novel, but should include more. Mostly appropriate writing style for each article.	Good The article was historically accurate. Skillfully blended exposition and opinion with clear and logical support from the novel. Appropriate style.
Advertisements / Other News Items	Poor Only one advertisement or other newspaper element was included.	Fair One or two advertisements were included; additional newspaper elements demonstrate understanding of media form.	Good Two or more advertisements were included; additional relevant elements demonstrate a clear understanding of media form.
Headlines	Poor No headlines and/or bylines were included.	Fair Some headlines and / or bylines were included that related to the accompanying article. Some errors may be present	Good Each article was accompanied by a headline and byline. No errors.
Neatness	Poor Newspaper appears thrown together and/or not laid out logically. Areas with white space. Overall presentation lacks attention to detail.	Fair Newspaper has all articles, photos, headlines with NO white space, but presentation lacks attention to detail. (ex: crooked cutting, edges sticking up)	Good Newspaper is neatly laid out with all articles, photos, headlines, and elements aligned properly with NO white spaces. If relevant, all edges glued down.
Spelling / GUM / Purpose	Poor Articles contain many errors in spelling, grammar, usage and / or mechanics. No noticeable attention to sentence diction and purpose.	Fair Articles contain several errors in spelling, grammar, usage and / or mechanics. Some attention to diction and purpose, but should have been consistently evident.	Good Articles have two or fewer errors in spelling, grammar, usage and / or mechanics. Clear attention to diction and purpose throughout.

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