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Newspaper Article

Newspaper article about an event from a novel.

Rubric Code: GX8325A

By shaiduck

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Newspaper Article
	Exceeding 4 pts	Meeting 3 pts	Approaching 2 pts	Developing 1 pts
Who, What, When, Where and How	Exceeding The article includes all of the 5 W's (who, what, when, where and how).	Meeting The article includes all of the 5 W's (who, what, when and how), but are not clearly developed.	Approaching The article addresses 4-5 of the 5 W's (who, what, when, and how) and are not clearly developed.	Developing The article addresses only some of the 5 W's and/ or is a summary of the entire book.
Organization	Exceeding The article follows inverted pyramid style. The article has a clear lead, important background information, 2 quotes and a conclusion. The article is 5 paragraphs.	Meeting The article follows the inverted pyramid style. The article has a clear lead, important background information, 2 quotes and a conclusion, but are not clearly organized.	Approaching The article mostly follows the inverted pyramid style, but has insufficient lead, background information and quotes. The article has less than 5 paragraphs.	Developing The article does not follow the inverted pyramid style. The article is missing components and is not organized.
Supporting Details	Exceeding The article contains clear, and relevant details and/or facts from the text that support the topic.	Meeting The article contains details and/ or facts from the text that need to be developed more. Some details may not fit in with the topic.	Approaching The article contains some details or facts from the text but they do not support the topic.	Developing The article does not contain details or facts from the text. The details are neither clear nor related to the topic.
Spelling and Grammar	Exceeding 0-1 spelling, punctuation or grammar errors.	Meeting 2-3 spelling, punctuation or grammar errors.	Approaching 4-5 spelling, punctuation or grammar errors.	Developing 6+ spelling, punctuation or grammar errors.