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Newspaper Project
Newspaper Project
Students are to create a one page newspaper, covering the the non-fiction text Phineas Gage or Emmett Till.The Newspaper should include a full report of the main events in the texts, as well as other creative items such as pictures, a gossip column or sports column, editorials, advertisements, etc.
Rubric Code:
C4382W
By
elizabethwarren
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Subject:
English
Type:
Project
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Newspaper
Below Level 1
(N/A)
50-59% Level 1
0 pts
60-69% Level 2
5 pts
70-79% Level 3
10 pts
80-100% Level 4
(N/A)
Knowledge/Understanding
Below Level 1
Student has not met minimum expectations.
50-59% Level 1
Student is struggling in their grasp of the information in the text. Report is incomplete and/or inaccurate.
60-69% Level 2
Covers a fair amount, but is missing some of the main ideas of the play. Report is nearly complete and accurate.
70-79% Level 3
Newspaper is based on information provided in the text and course notes, a decent knowledge of the material is evident.
80-100% Level 4
Student is in command of the material and shows through and insightful information based on the text.
Thinking/Inquiry
Below Level 1
Student has not met minimum expectations.
50-59% Level 1
Very minimal amount of work has been done. Highly lacking in effort and/or creativity.
60-69% Level 2
Fair amount of effort and creativity has been put forth. Newspaper includes at least one article.
70-79% Level 3
Considerable amount of effort and creativity has been put forth. Newspaper includes at least two articles.
80-100% Level 4
Obvious amounts of effort have been made. Newspaper is complete with an accurate report of the events in the text. Includes pictures, commentary and other student-generated creative components.
Communication
Below Level 1
Student has not met minimum expectations.
50-59% Level 1
Student mumbles and incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for students at the back of the class to hear.
Communicates with a limited sense of audience and purpose.
60-69% Level 2
Student's voice is low. Student incorrectly pronounces terms. Audience members have difficulty hearing the presentation.
Communicates with some sense of audience and purpose.
70-79% Level 3
Student's voice is clear. Student pronounces most words correctly. Most audience members can hear presentation.
Communicates with a strong sense of audience and purpose.
80-100% Level 4
Communicates information with a high degree of clarity (audience can hear).
Communicates with a strong sense of audience and purpose.
Application
Below Level 1
Student has not met minimum expectations.
50-59% Level 1
High amount of grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors.
60-69% Level 2
Few instances of grammatical, spelling , and/or punctuation errors.
70-79% Level 3
Project is mostly or completely free of grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors.
80-100% Level 4
Project is for the most part, free of grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors. A considerable amount of work has gone into creating the newspaper.
Subjects:
English
Types:
Project
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