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Whalerider Newspaper Story

Students will write a newspaper article based on a police report of a girl found floating on a bed of kelp off of Wainui Beach. It will include Who, What, Where, When, Why and How and interviews with 3 main characters, information about traditional beliefs about whales and about whales beaching themselves. The article will include a picture of a whale and a Maori village.

Rubric Code: FXW36CC

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Reading Comprehension
	Not Yet Within Expectations 1 pts	Meets Expectations (min. level) 2 pts	Fully Meets Expectations 3 pts	Exceeds Expectations 4 pts
Interviews	Not Yet Within Expectations Article did not include any interviews with any of the main characters; Nanny Flowers, Rawiri and Koro Apirana.	Meets Expectations (min. level) Article included an interview with one main character Nanny Flowers, Rawiri and Koro Apirana	Fully Meets Expectations Article included an interview with two of the main characters Nanny Flowers, Rawiri and Koro Apirana.	Exceeds Expectations Article included an interview with all 3 main characters Nanny Flowers, Rawiri and Koro Apirana.
Grammar and Mechanics	Not Yet Within Expectations There are numerous spelling or grammatical errors, making the article impossible to understand. There is no punctuation.	Meets Expectations (min. level) There are numerous spelling or grammatical errors, making the article difficult to understand. Some punctuation is not used correctly.	Fully Meets Expectations A few spelling or grammatical mistakes are evident, but do not diminish the meaning of the article. Some punctuation is misused.	Exceeds Expectations Proper use of modern English spelling and grammar is employed consistently throughout the article. Punctuation is utilized correctly and only when necessary.
W5H x 2	Not Yet Within Expectations The writer has not included and answered W5H (Who, What, Where, When, How, Why) concerning traditional Maori beliefs about whales, the bull whale, and the whales beaching themselves	Meets Expectations (min. level) The writer has somewhat included and answered W5H (Who, What, Where, When, How, Why) concerning traditional Maori beliefs about whales, the bull whale, and the whales beaching themselves	Fully Meets Expectations The writer has included and answered W5H (Who, What, Where, When, How, Why) concerning traditional Maori beliefs about whales, the bull whale, and the whales beaching themselves	Exceeds Expectations The writer has very effectively included and answered W5H (Who, What, Where, When, How, Why) concerning traditional Maori beliefs about whales, the bull whale, and the whales beaching themselves
Pictures	Not Yet Within Expectations Writer did not include pictures of a Maori village and of whales	Meets Expectations (min. level) Writer partially included pictures of a Maori village and of whales	Fully Meets Expectations Writer included pictures of a Maori village and of whales	Exceeds Expectations Writer included very effective pictures of a Maori village and of whales

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Newspaper article

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English

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