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Newspaper Project Newspaper Project A project to create a newspaper about demonstrating knowledge of Macbeth. Rubric Code: GXX8WX6 By matthed Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

Overall newspaper
	Poor 4 pts	Fair 7 pts	Well Done! 10 pts
Weather Report	Poor No weather report.	Fair Limited weather information.	Well Done! Accurate weather from the stage directions and an illustration.
Creativity	Poor The newspaper shows little creativity.	Fair The newspaper shows some creativity.	Well Done! The newspaper shows a lot of creativity, especially in the Masthead.
Article Length	Poor The articles have only one paragraph.	Fair The articles were two or three paragraphs long, but contained spelling/grammar errors.	Well Done! The articles have two paragraphs or more and have two or fewer spelling/grammar errors.
Lead Story	Poor The article was not accurate. Not all articles were included.	Fair The article contained some accurate facts.	Well Done! The article contained a byline, theme, quotes, brief summary and recommendation for reading.
Advice	Poor No letters or advice column.	Fair Advice not related to play.	Well Done! Superior advice based on the content of the play and format correct.
Headlines	Poor No headlines were included	Fair Some headlines were included that related to the accompanying articles	Well Done! Each article was accompanied by an appropriate headline
Photo/Illustration with Captions	Poor No photos or illustrations were included.	Fair Some were included but did not contain relevant captions.	Well Done! All 5 photos or illustrations were included and contained relevant captions.
Neatness	Poor Newspaper appears thrown together and/or not layed out logically with white spaces that articles, etc. could fit into.	Fair Newspaper has all articles photos, headlines with no white spaces, but has crooked entries, edges sticking up, or hanging off the page.	Well Done! Newspaper is neatly laid out with articles, photos, headlines aligned properly.
Optional articles/activities	Poor No optional choices were included	Fair Articles/activities included for a total of less than 3, may not be related to the the Macbeth.	Well Done! Articles/activities included for a total of 3, and are related to the the Macbeth.
Conventions	Poor Many spelling or grammatical errors were found in the newspaper making it hard to read.	Fair A moderate amount of spelling or grammatical errors were found in the newspaper but they did not take away from its readability.	Well Done! Few spelling or grammatical errors were found in the newspaper.