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Newspaper Article

Create a newspaper article including the following elements: picture with caption, title, author, topic paragraph and text evidence or real life events.

Rubric Code: W7844A

By rjhunt

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Subject: English

Type: Reading

Grade Levels: K-5

Newspaper Article The Dragons of Wayward Crescent Grabber
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Format	N/A Sub-Article(s) is written in at least 5 sentences and headline article is at least 5 paragraphs	N/A Sub-Article(s) is written in at 3 or 4 sentences and headline article is 4 paragraphs	N/A Sub-Article(s) is written in 2 sentences and headline article is 2 - 3 paragraphs.	N/A Sub-Article(s) is written in 1 sentence and headline article is one paragraph
Headers	N/A Headers are used and are creatively titled	N/A Headers are used and are somewhat creative	N/A Headers are used with little creativity	N/A Headers are not used
Content Book is used to create articles.	N/A 100 % Accuracy	N/A 80%-99% Accuracy	N/A 70%-79% Accuracy	N/A 60%-69% Accuracy
Writing	N/A Complete sentences are used. 5 or less spelling errors are found.	N/A Most sentences are complete. 6 - 10 spelling errors are present.	N/A Some sentences are written in complete format. 11 - 15 spelling errors are present.	N/A Most sentences are not written in complete format. Many words are misspelled.
Picture & Color Usage	N/A Student goes above and beyond with their picture. (ex. drawing a character from the book in the picture.)	N/A Student is somewhat creative.	N/A Student presents an average picture and article.	N/A Student does not use any imagination when completing this task.