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Historical Newspaper Article

The student will write a newspaper article about a historical person or event using details learned in history class.

Rubric Code: S7334W

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Newspaper Article
	Improvement Needed 6.5 pts	Meets Expectations 8.8 pts	Exceeds Expectations 10 pts
Article Length 20 %	Improvement Needed Article does not have adequate length as assigned	Meets Expectations Article is adequate length as assigned	Exceeds Expectations Article is longer than required and contains more details than assigned
Article Content 35 %	Improvement Needed The article was not historically accurate and/or did not include the most important essential details.	Meets Expectations The article contained several historically accurate facts and included many essential details.	Exceeds Expectations The article was very historically accurate and contained all essential details and extra information to make the article more interesting.
Neatness 20 %	Improvement Needed Article is not written with neat and beautiful cursive	Meets Expectations Article is neatly done on the page with few errors in cursive handwriting	Exceeds Expectations Article is done beautifully and very neatly with no handwriting errors
Grammar and Spelling 25 %	Improvement Needed Article has many errors in several sentences in grammar or spelling or both	Meets Expectations Article has almost all words spelled correctly and most grammar is correct in all sentences	Exceeds Expectations Every sentence in the article has perfect grammar and spelling