iRubric: Julius Caesar Newspaper Writing rubric

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Julius Caesar Newspaper Writing

This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of a newspaper project.

Rubric Code: N2B423

By sscreager

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Newspaper Article Writing
	Poor 15 pts	good 20 pts	Excellent 25 pts
Important Information	Poor The articles do not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are incomplete or wrong.	good The articles tell 3 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct.	Excellent The articles contain all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete and correct.
Writing Mechanics	Poor The articles are vague and unclear. The articles contain more than seven grammatical errors.	good The articles contain few sentences that are unclear to the reader. The articles contain 4-7 grammatical errors.	Excellent The article is clear and concise. The articles contain 0 - 3 grammatical errors.
Main idea of each article	Poor Main ideas are not present or are unclear.	good Main ideas are present but are not clearly written.	Excellent Main ideas are present and clearly written.
Logical order/Organization	Poor Within each article, the explanations of events are unclear and confusing.	good Within each article, most of the explanations of events are clear. There are one or two things that seem out of place.	Excellent Within each article, all of the explanations of events are clear and no event seems out of place.