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Newspaper-PBL 
Rubric Code: KX3W346
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Subject: Social Sciences  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: K-5

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  Excellent

10 pts

Very Good

8 pts

Good

5 pts

Satisfactory

3 pts

Needs improvement

0 pts

TOTAL

(N/A)

Title

Excellent

Reflects topic in the Pre-Revolutionary War unit we just covered.
Very Good
Good

Title included but not associated with unit we covered.
Satisfactory
Needs improvement

No title present
TOTAL

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Articles

Excellent

Three articles present- character profile, feature article, and want ad. All three are appropriate for time line.
Very Good

Two articles present that are appropriate for time line.
Good

Two articles present but are only one is appropriate for time line.
Satisfactory

Two articles present but neither are appropriate for time line.
Needs improvement

1 article present
TOTAL

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Features

Excellent

Three features present- advice column, comic, and editorial. All were put together neatly and appropriate for time line.
Very Good

Two features present and put together neatly. They were appropriate for our time line.
Good

One feature is present and put together very neatly and was appropriate for our time line.
Satisfactory

One feature is present but is very messy and not appropriate for our time line.
Needs improvement

No features are present
TOTAL

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Fillers

Excellent

Two were chosen and put together very neatly. All of the words and settings go right along with our unit.
Very Good

Two were chosen and put together neatly. Most of the words go along with our unit.
Good

One filler was chosen and put together very neatly. All of the words and settings go right along with our unit.
Satisfactory

One filler was chosen and put together. Some of the words and setting go with the unit.
Needs improvement

No fillers were used.
TOTAL

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Creativity (ads and drawing)

Excellent

Student is very creative and the product was very well thought out. They used various fonts and had a creative page layout.
Very Good

Student is creative and the product somewhat thought out with various colors.
Good

The product does not use a variety of colors or fonts and is just black and white.
Satisfactory

The newspaper does not seem to be well thought out.
Needs improvement

No creativity
TOTAL

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Neatness and Effort

Excellent

The newspaper has no distracting errors or corrections. It is not messy and looks neat.
Very Good

The newspaper has almost no errors or corrections. It is not messy and looks neat.
Good

The quality of the newspaper is messy.
Satisfactory

The quality of this newspaper is messy and not little effort was put into this project.
Needs improvement

The newspaper is extremely messy and looks as if no thought was put into this project.
TOTAL

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Presentation

Excellent

Student uses a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms so that all audience members can hear presentation. The student also maintains eye contact with the audience and seldom returns to look at their notes.
Very Good

Student uses a clear voice so that all audience members can hear presentation. The student also maintains eye contact some of the time.
Good

Student is clear some of the time during the presentation. There is little eye contact with the audience.
Satisfactory

Student is hard to hear during presentation. There is little eye contact with the audience.
Needs improvement

Student is hard to hear during the presentation. There is no eye contact with the audience and the student is reading directly from his or her paper.
TOTAL

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