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Plague Paper Project

Students are to create a newspaper, covering the plague. The newspaper should include headline news article, 2 side articles, 2-3 ads, and classifieds as well as other creative items such as pictures, an advice column or sports column, advertisements, etc.

Rubric Code: P2457AW

By buntses

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Subject: History

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Newspaper
	Poor (D-F) (N/A)	Approaching (D) (N/A)	Exceptable (C-B) (N/A)	Excellent (A) (N/A)
Headline Article	Poor (D-F) No article or article is extremely short and not a headline article. Missing a headline or headline does not match article.	Approaching (D) Article is present with headline but is one or more of the following: too short to be a headline story (2-3 paragraphs), does not follow the theme of the paper, is unclear, or doesn't make sense.	Exceptable (C-B) Article is present with headline. It is also an appropriate length. However, it does not meet theme or does not make sense, or does not have a clear end.	Excellent (A) Article is present and has an audience catching headline. The article is an appropriate length, stays on topic, and has a clear ending.
Side Line Articles	Poor (D-F) No article or article is extremely short	Approaching (D) One side article is present OR there are 2 side articles that: are missing headlines, do not follow the theme, are too short, or are confusing.	Exceptable (C-B) Two side articles with headlines are present. However,the side articles are: too short, are just stating facts/lack attention grabbing ideas, unclear, or loosely follow the theme.	Excellent (A) Both side articles are present, have headlines, are of an appropriate length, keep the audience attention, and are clear.
Ads	Poor (D-F) No ads or ads do not pertain to plague related items	Approaching (D) One ad is present or ads do not follow theme	Exceptable (C-B) Two ads are present but it is unclear how they tie to the theme.	Excellent (A) Two or more ads are present, are eye catching, and sell a product related to the theme.
Classifieds	Poor (D-F) No classified ads or ads are not related to the plague.	Approaching (D) One classified ad is present or ads are unclear/do not relate to the theme	Exceptable (C-B) Two ads are present but it is unclear how both relate to theme. Loose ties can be identified.	Excellent (A) Two or more ads are present, they are creative, follow the theme, and make sense in the tone of the paper.
Presentation	Poor (D-F) High amount of grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors.	Approaching (D) High amount of grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors.	Exceptable (C-B) Few instances of grammatical, spelling , and/or punctuation errors.	Excellent (A) Project is mostly or completely free of grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors.