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Newspaper Article Writing

This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of an article for the classroom newspaper.

Rubric Code: XBX367

By mrsroyce

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Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Newspaper Article Writing
	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.	Fair The article tells 3 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct.	Good The article contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete and correct.	Excellent The article contains all 5 W's. Additional information has been included that is complete and factual.
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 contians 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 The article is clear and concise. The article contains no spelling or grammar errors.
Creativity	Poor The article is sloppy and not creative.	Fair The article is neatly put together.	Good The article's presentation is creative, neat, and well put together. The article includes a picture.	Excellent The article is extremely well put together. It uses a variety of material to make it creative and neat. The article contains a picture.
Historical Context	Poor No mention of any outside Civil Rights stories included	Fair Mention of outside Civil Rights movement mentioned but not connected	Good Civil Rights Movement used in story and loosely tied to the text.	Excellent Civil Rights Movement is used in story and tightly tied to text.