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MLK Letter from Birmingham Jail newsreport 
Students are to report on the events that led to MLK's imprisonment and subsequent letter and create a news story to be read or published in class.
Rubric Code: H8B3X9
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Subject: English  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

News Story Content
4 pts

Poor

Story contains only 1 detail about the event. The viewer is left with little information about the event and has many unanswered questions.
Fair

Story contains 2-3 details about the event. The viewer is given enough information to simply know about the event, but is left with a lot of unanswered questions.
Good

Story contains at least 4 details about a particular event that took place during the event. The viewer has a very good understanding of the event, but is still left with a few questions.
Excellent

Story contains at least 5 details about a particular event that took place during the event. The viewer is left with an adequate understanding of the event.
Presentation of Story
3 pts

Poor

The "News Reporter" appears to have little understanding of the event they are describing to the viewer. Not edited enough.
Fair

The "News Reporter" appears to have some knowledge of the event, but seems to be searching for more information to relay to the viewer. Could have used more editing.
Good

The "News Reporter" appears to have a pretty good understanding of the information they are relating to the viewer.
Well editied.
Excellent

The material is presented in such a way that the "News Reporter" appears to really understand and know the information they are relating to the viewer.
Concise and well edited.
Images
2 pts

Poor

No images.
Fair

One or two images. Much more could have been included to create a better presentation.
Good

Some images were added to make the news story more interesting and authentic. More could have been included with additional effort.
Excellent

Great images and visuals have been added to make the news story more interesting and authentic when possible.
Group Collaboration
1 pts

Poor

Group did not work together. One person took on the majority of the project while the others waited to be given their portion of the presentation.
Fair

Group worked okay together. One or two members did a bulk of the work while the others waited to be told what to do. Some group members did not fully contribute to the project.
Good

Group did a good job of working together. Some group members did a little more then others, but for the most each member contributed to the group's project.
Excellent

Group worked well together. Everyone particpated and did their share to complete the project. (Based on group and self-evaluations.)
Use of Class Time
1 pts

Poor

Little to no in-class time was spent on the assignment. Most of the time was spent off task.
Fair

Some of class time was used to work on the assignment. Too much time was spent off task.
Good

Most of available class time was used to work on the assignment. Some time was not spent on task.
Excellent

Available class time was used to the fullest. Time given by the teacher was used to research material, write news story, plan for the presentation, etc.



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