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G4 T1 Newspaper Article

G4 T3 Persuasive Poster: Chembakolli

Students will follow the process of newspaper writing and create a newspaper in a group.

Rubric Code: WXXWCBW

By msoong

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Expectations
	Above Expectations 4 pts	Meets Expectations 3 pts	Developing Towards Expectations 2 pts	Below Expectations 1 pts
Content	Above Expectations Articles are 150 words or more. Articles are shown and complete.	Meets Expectations Articles are less than 100-149 words.	Developing Towards Expectations Articles are less than 50-99 words.	Below Expectations Articles are less than 50 words. Unclear, unfinished work or assignment is incomplete.
Organization	Above Expectations Information is very well organized. All parts are there (masthead, headline, by-line, lead paragraph, explanation, additional information). Reasons for new paragraphs are clear, and paragraphs are easy to read.	Meets Expectations Newspaper is missing 1 part. Information is well organized. Reasons for new paragraphs are clear.	Developing Towards Expectations Newspaper is missing 2 parts. Information is there, but could be better organized. Reasons for new paragraphs have been included in the report but a little unclear.	Below Expectations Newspaper is missing 3 or more parts. Information is there, but much support has been needed to get it organized. Paragraphs are not clear.
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar	Above Expectations 0-3 spelling and grammatical errors.	Meets Expectations 4-6 spelling and grammatical errors.	Developing Towards Expectations 7-9 spelling and grammatical errors.	Below Expectations 10 or more spelling and grammatical errors.
Craftsmanship	Above Expectations Project typed and neat, paper has no creases/stray marks.	Meets Expectations Project typed and neat, paper has 1-2 creases and a few stray marks.	Developing Towards Expectations Project typed and neat, paper has 3-5 creases/stray marks.	Below Expectations Project not typed, paper has more than 5 creases/stray marks.
Process	Above Expectations All steps of the newspaper writing process done.	Meets Expectations 1 step of the process was missing.	Developing Towards Expectations 2 steps of the process was missing.	Below Expectations 3 or more steps of the process was missing.