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Othello Newspaper Book Report

Honors Magazine Project

Students are to create a newspaper based on Shakespeare's Othello.

Rubric Code: M5B658

By mcalica

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Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, Undergraduate

Newspaper Book Report
	Well Below 1 pts	Approaching 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Exceeds 4 pts
Summary	Well Below The plot was not stated. Summary is very brief or non-existent.	Approaching The plot was not clearly stated and/or summarized. Summary is too brief or may have too many unimportant details. After Reading, still don't really know what the book is about.	Proficient The plot was briefly stated. Sentences were brief and/or not always organized. Some unneeded information may be included. After reading, have a pretty good idea of what the book is about.	Exceeds Plot was clearly stated and summarized. Sentences were well developed and presented in an organized and interesting manner. After reading, I feel like I really know what the book is about.
Main Character Article	Well Below No pictures found. Only text	Approaching Picture is messy and not colored in or no picture is included. Did not share any clear information about the main characher(s). Many spelling errors.	Proficient Picture is neat but not colored in. Description of character is vague. Some spelling errors.	Exceeds Picture is neat and colorful. Gives a thorough description of the character. Very few to no spelling errors.
Advice Column	Well Below No advice column found	Approaching Question is not a real problem for the character in the story and is not clearly stated. No advice is given, or does not solve the problem/ answer the question.	Proficient Question is not a real problem for the character in the story. Advice given shows little thought and/or does not really answer the question.	Exceeds Question is written to students. Question is a real problem for the character in the story. Advice given show good thought and having the character's best interest at heart.
Book Review	Well Below No book review found	Approaching Is missing 2 out of the 3 elements (main character, author, title of book). Opinion is not stated and/or no supporting evidence included. Recommendation may/may not be included. Picture is messy or missing.	Proficient Is missing either the name of the main character, the title, or the author of the book. Opinion is stated with not much or no supporting evidence. Recommendation is included. Picture is neat and colorful.	Exceeds Includes name of main character, title and author of book. Opinion is clearly stated with supporting evidence. Recommendation is included. Picture is neat and colorful.
Comic/Puzzle	Well Below No comic/puzzle found	Approaching A comic strip is included but is messy and includes little or no captions OR a word puzzle is inluded w/ only a couple of words/clues, is messy, and doesn't go along with the story. No word bank or answer key is included.	Proficient A comic strip is included. It is illustrated and neat, but not colorful. It does include captions. OR a word puzzle is included w/ at least 5 words/clues included having to do with the story. A word bank or answer key may be included.	Exceeds A comic strip is included. It is illustrated, colored in, and has captions OR a word puzzle is included w/ at least 8 words/clues included having to do with the story. A word bank or answer key is included.
Format	Well Below The project has 5-6 of the required items OR Project is messy. The text is handwritten.	Approaching The project has 7-8 of the required items. Required items can be found on instructions page. OR Project appears rushed. Some text is handwritten.	Proficient The project has 8-9 of the required items. Required items can be found on instructions page. Project is neat and organized. All text is typed using appropriate fonts.	Exceeds The project has 10-11 of the required items. Required items can be found on instructions page. Project is neat and organized. All text is typed using appropriate fonts.

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