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The Giver Newspaper A Doll's House Newspaper You are not required to partner up but keep in mind there can be no more than two people per newspaper. The layout of the assignment should resemble an actual newspaper. This assignment is worth 90 pts. and will be graded not only on content but creativity and neatness. Rubric Code: E49666 By cajokisch Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

The Giver Newspaper
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts
Front Page News Story	Poor Article does not depict an event that was likely to occur in the story.	Fair Article somewhat depicts an event that was likely to occur in the story, with limited details.	Good Article depicts an event that was likely to occur in the story. It provides details and the event is important enough for the front page.
Profile Piece	Poor The profile piece does not provide an accurate depiction of the character.	Fair The profile includes some of the desired information but is lacking in content and organization.	Good The profile describes what the character looks like, gives background and interesting information about the character, and discusses the future of the character.
Smaller News Article	Poor The article covers an event with limited details.	Fair Article covers an event that was likely to occur during the story.	Good Article covers an event that was likely to occur during the story. This article explains the event in detail.
Free Choice	Poor Few to no details are provided and doesn't fit with choice of newspaper segment that is being created.	Fair There are limited details, but the choice is either lacking in its authenticity in terms of the type of newpaper segment or its application to the story.	Good The article is detailed, accurately depicts the type of news segment chosen, and applies to the nature of the story.
Layout	Poor There is a title for the paper, date , most articles include the author's name. There is too much white space.	Fair There is a title for the paper, date, most articles include the author's name, and catchy headlines for the articles and possible pictures. The white space could have been limited if layout was different.	Good There is a title for the paper, date, every article includes the author's name, and catchy headlines for each article and possible pictures. The paper has limited white space.
Grammar and Mechanics	Poor The articles are filled with grammatical errors.	Fair There are few grammatical errors.	Good All articles are grammatically correct.
Extra Credit	Poor The extra credit choice was poorly put together.	Fair The extra credit choice shows some effort.	Good The extra credit choice was well thought out and written.