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Civil Rights Newspaper

Students will be divided into groups of four. They will then divide up the assignment, turning in an assignment list to the teacher at the end of the first day. Students will compile information into the newspaper information gathered during our Civil Rights Unit.

Rubric Code: K5CWCW

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Subject: History

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Newspaper
	Excellent 4 pts	Very Good 3 pts	Good 2 pts	Satisfactory 1 pts	Needs improvement 0 pts
Articles	Excellent The newspaper presents articles that are historically accurate and on topic.	Very Good The newspaper presents articles that are historically accurate but not completely on topic.	Good The newspaper presents articles that are on topic, but not historically accurate.	Satisfactory The newspaper presents articles but they are not historically accurate or on topic.	Needs improvement No articles are present.
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling	Excellent The newspaper contains two or fewer grammatical or spelling errors throughout the entire paper.	Very Good The newspaper contains five or less grammatical or spelling errors throughout the entire paper.	Good The newspaper contains ten or fewer grammatical or spelling errors throughout the entire paper.	Satisfactory The newspaper contains fifteen or fewer grammatical or spelling errors throughout the entire paper.	Needs improvement The newspaper contains more than fifteen grammatical or spelling errors throughout the entire paper.
Creativity	Excellent The newspaper is creative. Visuals and advertisements are unique. The writer takes a creative and different approach to each article.	Very Good The newspaper has creative moments. The writer takes a creative and different approach to each article. However, advertisements are unoriginal and/or copied from the internet.	Good The newspaper has creative moments. The visuals and advertisements are unique. However, the writer is not creative when preparing each article.	Satisfactory The newspaper contains visuals, advertisements and articles, but lacks creativity.	Needs improvement The newspaper does not contain any pictures, ads or visuals.
Neatness and Effort	Excellent The newspaper is formatted, organized and visually appealing.	Very Good The newspaper is formatted, but is not visually appealing.	Good The newspaper contains some formatting, but is not visually appealing.	Satisfactory The newspaper is unorganized and contains little formatting.	Needs improvement The newspaper is extremely messy and looks as if no thought was put into the project.
Group effort	Excellent The group works well together, completing the project as a team. They feed off of each other's energy and support the ideas of individuals. Group assignments were sent to the teacher on the first day.	Very Good The group works well together but has periods of being off task. Group assignments were sent to the teacher on the first day.	Good The group struggles to accomplish the task, but shows some effort at working together. They are often distracted or off task. Group assignments were sent to the teacher on the first day.	Satisfactory The group does not work well together. However, group assignments were sent to the teacher on the first day.	Needs improvement The group does not work together. Group assignments were not sent to the teacher.
Individual Section	Excellent Student completed the assigned sections. Work quality was excellent with no errors. Student added to group discussions and helped promote positive team work.	Very Good Student completed the assigned sections. Work quality was good, but contained some minor errors. Team work was good.	Good Student completed all or most of the assigned sections, but they were late or inaccurate. Team work was inconsistent.	Satisfactory Student partially completed the assignment. Work quality was poor to average. Team work was inconsistent.	Needs improvement Student did not offer any input into the assignment.

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