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WRITING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
WRITING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of a newspaper article. Specific areas of focus include: 5W's, writing in 3rd person, eliminating opinions, and using quotes.
Rubric Code:
C8668X
By
rRtnabors
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
K-5
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Newspaper Article Writing
Poor
0 pts
Fair
1 pts
Good
2 pts
Excellent
3 pts
Content
Poor
Does not include the 5W's and/or does not include other details.
Is not written in 3rd person, includes many opinions that are not in quotes.
Fair
Missing one or more of the 5W's;
Includes little to no extra details and/or details are not relevant to main idea.
Good
Includes 5W's, but dispersed throughout article;
Includes subsequent details that are relevant to main idea, but slightly lacking in appeal.
Excellent
Includes all 5W's at the beginning of the article;
Includes subsequent details that are interesting, well-thought out and relevant to main idea.
Format
Poor
Handwriting is illegible;
Sentences are incomplete;
Student showed complete lack of regard to formatting rules .
Fair
Handwriting is very messy;
Sentences are incomplete;
Student attempted to follow formatting rules, but article is either too long or too short for column template.
Good
Handwriting is legible, but needs improvement;
Sentences are drawn-out;
Article is either too long or too short for column template.
Excellent
Handwriting is exceptional;
Sentences are concise, yet complete;
Article is neither too long nor too short for column template.
Mechanics
Poor
Is not written in 3rd person, includes many opinions that are not in quotes.
4+ spelling and punctuation errors.
Fair
Mostly written in 3rd person, includes numerous opinions that are not in quotes and/or quote is not relevant to topic.
2-4 spelling and punctuation errors.
Good
Entire article is written in 3rd person, mostly free of opinions, and includes at least one quote that is relevant to topic.
1-2 spelling and punctuation errors.
Excellent
The entire article is written in 3rd person, is completely free of opinions and includes one+ quotes that are interesting, well-written, and relevant to the topic.
0-1 spelling and punctuation errors.
Editing and Improving
Poor
Student showed complete lack of regard to edits and made no improvements to final article.
Fair
Student followed some of edits, but article still requires much improvement.
Good
Student followed most edits, but article still needs a few improvements.
Excellent
Student followed all edits and final copy is exceptionally written with few to no areas for improvement.
Keywords:
Newspaper Article Writing using 5 W's
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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