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Newspaper Article
Newspaper Article
This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of an article for the classroom newspaper.
Rubric Code:
B27746
By
kschuste
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
(none)
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Newspaper Article Writing
Emerging
1 pts
Developing
2 pts
Proficient
3 pts
Important Information
Emerging
The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are incomplete or wrong.
Developing
The article tells 3 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct.
Proficient
The article contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete and correct.
Reporting Format
Emerging
The article does not contain a headline.
The article is primarily an opinion.
Developing
The article contains a headline but it is not interesting.
The article contains an opinion.
Made good attempt to use a byline.
Proficient
The article contains an interesting/ exciting headline.
The article is free of opinions.
Includes a byline.
Writing Mechanics
Emerging
The article is vague and unclear.
The opening paragraph does not grab the readers attention.
The article contains more than 5 spelling errors
and/or
the article contains more than 5 grammatical errors.
Developing
The article contains few sentences that are unclear to the reader.
Good attempt has been made to make the opening paragraph interesting.
The article contains 3-5 spelling errors.
or
The article contains 3-5 grammatical errors.
Proficient
The article is clear and concise.
The opening paragraph is designed to catch the readers attention.
The article contains only 1 or 2 spelling errors.
The article contains only 1 or 2 grammatical errors.
Features
Emerging
The article is not written in short paragraphs.
It does not include descriptive or imaginative language.
Developing
Good attempts to write the article in short paragraphs.
Includes some descriptive but simple language.
Proficient
The article is written in short paragraphs.
Contains imaginative and descriptive but simple language.
Editing and Improving
Emerging
The article was neither edited or improved.
Developing
The article shows some improvements and edits.
Proficient
The article was completely edited and improvements were made.
Keywords:
Newspaper Article Writing, Writing Workshop - Newspapers
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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