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The Great Gatsby Culmination Newspaper Project 
1920s Newspaper Project
Students will collaboratively create a newspaper concerning important aspects of the 1920s. The students will include: a Title, one news story (CP); two news stories (HON), pictures with captions, headlines and bylines.
Rubric Code: A23ABC9
By MariaEAginWilso
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

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  Distinguished

4 pts

Proficient

3 pts

Intermediate

2 pts

Novice

1 pts

News Articles Content

CP- 1 article; HON- 2 articles
Hard-news stories are typically an assemblage of facts. Some are better-written than others, but they all exist to fulfill a simple purpose - convey information.
Distinguished

Articles are historically accurate and exceeded expectations.
Proficient

The articles were historically accurate.
Intermediate

The articles contained some historically inaccurate facts.
Novice

The articles were not historically accurate and/or missing an article
News Articles Length/Grammar

Distinguished

The articles have at least three paragraphs or more, contained less than two spelling/grammar errors, and writing was excellent.
Proficient

The articles have at least three paragraphs but contained a few spelling/grammar errors. Writing was good.
Intermediate

The articles were two or three paragraphs long, contained spelling/grammar errors and writing was just fair.
Novice

The articles have only one paragraph and are poorly written.
Feature Story Content

CP- 1 article; HON- 2 articles
Feature stories, on the other hand, aim to do much more. They convey facts, yes, but they also tell the stories of people's lives.
Distinguished

The articles were historically accurate and exceeded expectations
Proficient

The articles were mostly historically accurate.
Intermediate

The articles contained some historically accurate facts.
Novice

The articles were not historically accurate and/or only one story is written.
Feature Story Length/Grammar

Distinguished

The articles have at least three paragraphs or more, contained less than two spelling/grammar errors, and writing was excellent.
Proficient

The articles have at least three paragraphs but contained a few spelling/grammar errors. Writing was good.
Intermediate

The articles were two or three paragraphs long, contained spelling/grammar errors and writing was just fair.
Novice

The articles have only one paragraph and are poorly written.
Photos/Captions

One photo with a caption for EACH article
Distinguished

More than four photos/captions related to articles were included.
Proficient

Four photos/captions related to articles were included.
Intermediate

At least one photo/caption related to an article was included.
Novice

No photos or captions were included.
Title/Headlines and Bylines

For EACH article
Distinguished

Exceptional title, headlines, and bylines were included that related to the accompanying article.
Proficient

Title, headlines, and bylines were included that related to the accompanying article.
Intermediate

Missing an element: Title and/or headlines and/or bylines
Novice

No title; No headlines and/or bylines were included
Presentation/Neatness

Distinguished

Newspaper is neatly laid out with columns, articles, photos, headlines, and bylines aligned properly with NO spaces.
Proficient

Newspaper is neatly laid out with correct amount of columns, articles, photos, headlines, and bylines aligned properly with some empty spaces.
Intermediate

Newspaper is not laid out properly with the correct amount of columns, articles, photos, headlines, and bylines.
Novice

Newspaper appears thrown together and/or not laid out logically with white spaces that articles, etc. could fit into
Creativity

Distinguished

The newspaper has exceeded expectations for creativity.
Proficient

The newspaper shows a significant amount of creativity.
Intermediate

The newspaper shows some creativity.
Novice

The newspaper shows little creativity.
Extras

Advertisements, Classifieds, etc.
Distinguished

More than one extra was included. They were relevant and exceeded expectations.
Proficient

At least one extra was included. It was relevant and done well.
Intermediate

At least one extra was included but was not done properly.
Novice

No extras were included



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