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Civil War Newspaper

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Students will be able to create a newspaper depicting the key events and people of the Civil War.

Rubric Code: F637AC

By molly815

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Subject: History

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Newspaper
	20 (N/A)	15 (N/A)	10 (N/A)	5 (N/A)
Creativity and Layout	20 The newspaper is very creative. The layout is extremely organized and neat.	15 Considerable creativity is apparent in the newspaper. The layout is organized and neat.	10 A little creativity is apparent in the newspaper. There is some layout and organization to the newspaper.	5 Creativity is not apparent in the newspaper. There is no layout to the newspaper.
Content	20 All required criteria is included in newspaper and shows much thought and preparation put into it. Content is in students' own words and gives great detail of the Civil War era.	15 All required criteria is included in newspaper but lacks efficient details or is not in students' own wording.	10 Project lacks 1-3 of the required criteria on the Civil War.	5 Project lacks 4-7 of the required criteria in the newspaper.
Spelling/Grammar	20 There are no spelling and grammar errors in the newspaper. The student has taken the time to proofread and edit their work with a high level of success.	15 There are 1-5 spelling and/or grammar errors in the newspaper. Student has taken time to proofread or edit their work with considerable success.	10 The are more than 5 but less than 8 spelling and/or grammar errors in the newspaper. The student has not proofread or edited content.	5 There are more than 9 spelling and/or grammar errors in the newspaper. The student has not proofread or edited work.
Photos/Chart/Map	20 Photos, charts, and/or maps are appropriate to subject matter, has been carefully chosen and is relevant to content.	15 Photos, charts, and/or maps are somewhat relevant to the content.	10 Photos. charts, and/or maps are barely relevant to the content.	5 Newspaper lacks any photos, charts, or maps.
References	20 5 appropriate references are listed on the back of the newspaper in a neat manner.	15 4 references are listed on the back of the newspaper in a neat manner.	10 3 references are listed on the back of the newspaper.	5 Only two or less references are listed on the back of the newspaper.