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Boss Tweed: Corruption Exposed

You are a muckraker writing for Harper's Weekly. Write an article (using a minimum of ten complete sentences) which educate the reader about Boss Tweed's background and details about his corruption of New York City government.

Rubric Code: CX2322B

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Muckraker: Harper's Weekly The student will create an investigative reporting article which exposes Boss Tweed's corruption of New York City government.
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Engages the reader Creates reader interest by using facts which expose Boss Tweed's corruption.	Poor Opens with a reference to the topic which may not be of particular or appropriate interest; leaves out more than one of the lead questions; if an investigative report, does not answer Why? or How?	Fair Opens with an introduction of the topic and includes at least three of the lead questions (Who, What, Where, and When); also includes the Why and How if an investigative report	Good Opens with introduction of a relevant and timely topic, including Who, What, Where, and When. In investigative report, includes the Why and the How
Builds content Develops "Muckraking" article with facts and details	Poor Uses one strategy to develop content; sense of drama lacking	Fair Uses some strategies to develop content and heighten sense of drama	Good Uses significant numbers of strategy to develop content, such as, sequence and transitions; quotations; descriptive language/vocabulary (to enhance mental images of people and places); drama; sensory details
Establishes a sense of closure Wraps up investigative article	Poor Simply ends	Fair Uses a summarization strategy	Good Creates a satisfying ending by summarizing main points; if investigative report, ends with a global question that may suggest or encourage further exploration
Conventions Revises and edits news story to eliminate sentence, usage, grammar, spelling and punctuation errors	Poor Contains numerous errors in several specified conventions; little if any attention given to sequence or organization; 1-5 sentences	Fair Contains a few errors in more than one of the specified conventions; some problems with coherence; 5-10 sentences	Good The article is coherent; the paper is virtually error free; 10 or more sentences
Illustration Create a hand-drawn (colored pencils) illustration which complements your investigative report	Poor Reflects minimal effort to create a visually compelling illustration; no caption; illustration does not complement article.	Fair Partially meets standards for neatness and visual interest; may or may not have a caption.	Good The illustration is neat; it is visually interesting; it has a caption.