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Pearl Harbor Day Project

WRITING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

This rubric is to be used to assess a student's project related to the Pearl Harbor Day lesson.

Rubric Code: TXW3X56

By teach456

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Newspaper Article
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Important Information	Poor The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are incomplete or wrong.No title is given to the article.	Fair The article tells 3 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct. Title has nothing to do with the article.	Good The article contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete and correct.Simple is given to the article.	Excellent The article provides information on all five W's with descriptive language.A captivating title is given to the article.
Reporting Format	Poor The article is more like a short story and not journalistic. Does not contain a headline.	Fair The article contains a lead but it is not interesting. The article contains an opinion.	Good The article contains an interesting/ exciting lead. The article is free of opinions and has a headline.	Excellent The article begins with an exciting lead, followed by a reasonable and purposeful argument/supporting details. The article does not conclude abruptly.
Writing Mechanics	Poor The article is vague and unclear. The article contains many spelling errors. The article contains many grammatical errors.	Fair The article contains few sentences that are unclear to the reader. The article contains few spelling errors. The article contains few grammatical errors.	Good The article is clear and concise. The article contains only 1 or 2 spelling errors. The article contains only 1 or 2 grammatical errors.	Excellent Writing is descriptive, providing detailed information. An extensive vocabulary is used to keep the reader interested and informed. The article contains no grammar errors.
Editing and Improving	Poor The article was neither edited nor improved.	Fair The article shows some improvements and edits.	Good The article was completely edited and improvements were made.	Excellent The article is formatted clearly and concisely, with little room for improvement.
Illustration	Poor Illustration shows a character, scene or important object from the event clearly and neatly.	Fair Illustration somewhat shows a character, scene or important object from the event clearly and neatly.	Good Illustration does not show a character, scene or important object from the event and/or is messy.	Excellent Illustration shows a character, scene or important object from the event clearly and neatly.
Time Management	Poor My assignment was 3 or more days late.	Fair My assignment was 2 days late.	Good My assignment was 1 day late.	Excellent My assignment was submitted on time.
3D Model
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Construction Materials Materials could include: clay, play doh, wood, cardboard.	Poor Inappropriate materials were used. Project was not completed.	Fair Appropriate materials were selected.	Good Appropriate materials were selected and there was an attempt at creative modification to make them even better.	Excellent Appropriate materials were selected and creatively modified to make them even better.
Overall Appearance	Poor Construction process was careless or haphazard. Project was not completed.	Fair Construction process was careful and accurate but details could have been refined for a more attractive model.	Good Construction process was careful and accurate.	Excellent Great care taken in construction process so that the model is neat, attractive and accurate.
Creativity	Poor Model is dull, with little use of creativity and was not completed.	Fair Model is dull, with little use of creativity.	Good Model shows creativity and some creative use of materials.	Excellent Model shows much creativity with original ideas and creative use of materials.
Following Directions	Poor Student did not follow directions. The project was turned in late.	Fair Student followed most of the directions. The project was turned in late.	Good Student followed directions. The project was turned in on time.	Excellent Student followed all directions. The project was turned in on time.
PowerPoint Presentation
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Preproduction Plan - Storyboard	Poor Slides are not in sequential order and have incomplete or in accurate information.	Fair Most of the slides include titles and text for each slide and are in sequential order.	Good Slides include titles and text for each slide and are in sequential order.	Excellent Slides include a title, text, background color, placement & size of graphics, fonts - color, size, type for text & headings. There is a logical sequence to the presentation.
Content	Poor Content is vague in conveying the information and shows little research.	Fair Content is weak in conveying the information and does not create a strong sense of purpose, Some information is inaccurate or missing.	Good Content is written somewhat clear and concise with a somewhat logical progression of ideas and supporting information. All information is accurate with some irrelevant research.	Excellent Content is written clearly and concisely with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information. All information is accurate and relevant, showing strong research.
Text Elements	Poor Text and style is difficult to read with lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background, overuse of bold or lack of appropriate indentations of text.	Fair Sometimes the fonts are easy to read, but often en the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color or busy backgrounds detracts and does not enhance readability.	Good Same as 4 but there are places where the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color or busy background could be improved to help readability.	Excellent The fonts are easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point.
Layout	Poor Layout shows little structure, and poor planning.	Fair Layout use horizontal and vertical white space appropriately. Pictures appropriately and pleasingly placed.	Good Layout shows some structure, but appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or uses distracting background.	Excellent Layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings and white space.
Research	Poor Student has not completed any research for this presentation. Presentation was submitted late.	Fair Student has not done enough research for this presentation.	Good Student has completed some research for this presentation.	Excellent Student has completed a substantial amount of research for this presentation.

Keywords:

Newspaper Article, 3D Model, PowerPoint Presentation

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