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World War 2 newspaper project

Students design a 2-page newspaper with at least three different elements and one graphic element

Rubric Code: Q26BWC

By kkettler

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Public Rubric

Subject: History

Type: Project

Grade Levels: (none)

World War 2 newspaper Enter rubric description
	Good 6 pts	Fair 4 pts	Poor 2 pts
Content quality 40 % Writing shows a good appreciation of the key facts and significance of the topic/event chosen	Good Content is well-written and orginally presented, facts are accurately presented and material shows a good appreciation of the significance of the event or topic	Fair Content is generally well-written, some facts may be inaccurate, presented in a confusing manner or display a lack of appreciation of the significance of the event or topic	Poor Content is not clearly written or is too sparse to show an appreciation of the significance of the event or topic
Presentation 20 % Choice and variety of news items	Good Newspaper contains the requested number of news items and graphic elements. Variety of news items shows an appreciation of the elements of a newspaper. Graphic elements show orginality and appreciation of the topic	Fair Newspaper contains the minimum number of items requested. elements don't seem very connected or relevant	Poor Newspaper doesn't contain the requested number of elements or is missing key graphic elements
Graphic elements and layout 20 % Masthead, headlines, photos, cartoons, maps, etc...	Good The graphic elements (pictures, masthead, headlines) show a good understanding of the important aspects of the topic or event. They add to the readers' understanding of the topic and draw the reader in.	Fair The graphic elements (pictures, masthead, headlines) show an acceptable understanding of the important aspects of the topic or event. They may add to the readers' understanding of the topic but in some cases may not draw the reader in.	Poor Key graphic elements (pictures, masthead, headlines) are missing or show a lack of understanding of the important aspect of the topic or event. They generally do not add to readers' understanding of the topic and fail to draw the reader in.
Enter Title 20 % Spelling and writing quality	Good Everything is spelled correctly and puncutation and grammar are correct	Fair There are some spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors	Poor There are numerous misspellings, punctuation errors, and grammatical mistakes